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Belgium
26 Beds
32 Baths
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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Bedrooms 26
Year Built 1866
Property Description
The Château was planned and designed in 1866 by the English architect Edward Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-De Beaufort family, who had left their previous home, Vêves Castle, during the French Revolution. Milner died in 1884 before the Château was finished. Construction was completed in 1907 after the clock tower was erected.
Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II. A small portion of the Battle of the Bulge took place on the property, and it was during that time that the Château was occupied by German forces.
In 1950, Château Miranda was renamed "Château de Noisy" when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium as an orphanage and also a holiday camp for sickly children. It lasted as a children's camp until the late 1970s.
The Château stood empty and abandoned since 1991 because the cost to maintain it was too great, and a search for investors in the property failed. Although the municipality of Celles had offered to take it over, the family refused, and the enormous building lingered in a derelict state, succumbing to decay and vandalism. Parts of the structure were heavily damaged in a fire and many areas of the ceiling were beginning to collapse. Despite this, it became a favourite venue for urban exploration.
Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II. A small portion of the Battle of the Bulge took place on the property, and it was during that time that the Château was occupied by German forces.
In 1950, Château Miranda was renamed "Château de Noisy" when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium as an orphanage and also a holiday camp for sickly children. It lasted as a children's camp until the late 1970s.
The Château stood empty and abandoned since 1991 because the cost to maintain it was too great, and a search for investors in the property failed. Although the municipality of Celles had offered to take it over, the family refused, and the enormous building lingered in a derelict state, succumbing to decay and vandalism. Parts of the structure were heavily damaged in a fire and many areas of the ceiling were beginning to collapse. Despite this, it became a favourite venue for urban exploration.
Building
Story 5
Listed by Twisty the Clown • Party Town