English Quay/Pilotage building

From the fifteenth century to until around 1550, the medieval city was enclosed by a moat, called Brouwersvliet. Following the construction of a new city wall by Emperor Charles V, the moat was located between the city and the northern city expansion, called Nieuwstad – where dozens of breweries were subsequently established. Brouwersvliet connected to the River Scheldt and was located between the English Quay and Meekaai quay.
The northern quay wall of Brouwersvliet was not found during the survey, probably because the wall is situated just outside of the test pit. The southern quay wall of Brouwersvliet was found near a quay called Rouaanse Kaai.

GISid: 
076
Afbeelding: 
Wharves near Brouwersvliet (16th century)
Brouwersvliet and Hanseatic House around 1600
Brouwersvliet in the 19th century
View from the River Scheldt before the Scheldt quays were realigned
Excavations in 2015 near the southern quay of Brouwersvliet
Detail of the southern quay wall of Brouwersvliet
Latitude: 
51.23
Longitude: 
4.40