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The chapel today, on the street corner: brick walls, a pointed slate roof covered in moss, a double door.

Help the Chapelle de Beaumont

Built in Haccourt in 1859 to fulfil a granted vow, it still welcomes anyone who comes to light a candle. Its roof, its door and its walls need restoring.

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0 gifts received. For every gift, a candle will be lit in the chapel on Christmas Eve.

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What needs repairing

Gifts pay for the work in this order: once one job is funded, the next starts to fill. These are estimates including VAT; we will update them as the quotes come in.

The slate roof with moss on the slates, above the white cornice whose paint is flaking.

The roof €10,000

The slates are covered in moss and the cornice is decaying. It needs a new covering in natural slate, a restored cornice, and zinc gutters and a downpipe.

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The pale-blue double door with its bars; the paint is peeling at the bottom.

The door €3,000

It is the original door, with its painted bars. The bottom is decaying and the paint is peeling. We want to restore it, not replace it.

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The brick wall and the bluestone base, stained green by algae.

The walls €4,000

Outside, repair the brickwork and repoint it with lime mortar. Inside, renew the lime plaster, which lets old walls breathe.

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Beneficiary
Thunissen Francine
IBAN
BE93 0838 3018 0967
Payment reference
Don chapelle Beaumont

Paste them into a transfer in your banking app. The account was opened for the chapel, in its owner’s name. From abroad, the BIC is GKCCBEBB. Gifts are not tax-deductible.

Scan with your banking app

  1. Open your banking app.
  2. Choose “Transfer”, then “Scan QR code”.
  3. Point it at this code: the transfer fills itself in. You choose the amount.
Payment QR code: transfer to Thunissen Francine, BE93 0838 3018 0967, reference “Don chapelle Beaumont”.

The phone’s camera app on its own won’t work. On a phone, copying the details is easiest.

Our thanks

Every gift
A candle lit for you in the chapel on Christmas Eve.
€50
An invitation to the blessing of the restored chapel.
€100
Your name in the chapel's book of benefactors.
€250
A name engraved on the benefactors' plaque: yours, or "in memory of …".
€1,000
Sponsor of one job (roof, door or walls), named with it on the plaque and on this site.

To be named in the book or on the plaque, write LIVRE or PLAQUE and the name in the payment reference, or email us. Nobody is named without asking.

A promise kept since 1859

In June 1859, Jean Joseph Demoulin and his wife Catherine Wera had this chapel built at their own expense, to fulfil a granted vow. On 21 August that year, for the Saint Roch procession, the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows was placed inside.

It is a small neoclassical chapel: a square brick plan, limestone imposts, a slate pavilion roof with flared eaves and, inside, groin vaults. Its door is the original. It is recorded in Wallonia's heritage inventory.

Neighbours still walk in freely to light a candle. The small plaques reading "Remerciements pour une grâce obtenue" (thanks for a grace received) say what it means to them.

The altar: the dressed statue of Our Lady of Sorrows in her blue niche, between vases, angels and plaques of thanks.

In 1859, a couple from Haccourt kept their promise. Help us keep ours.

Sources: parish archives; AWaP, Wallonia's heritage inventory, record 62079-INV-0102-01.

The interior seen through the open door: the statue, flowers and lit candles.

Visiting the chapel

Rue de Beaumont, on the corner of the Thier de Beaumont, Haccourt (Oupeye), Belgium. The chapel is open: step inside, light a candle, take a moment.

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Questions

Where does the money go?

Into a savings account opened for the chapel, in the name of its owner, Francine Thunissen. It is used only for the work. We will post progress and spending here.

What if you raise more, or less?

The work is done in order: the roof, the door, then the walls. Any money left over goes to the next job: the interior paintwork, then the statue.

When will the work start?

Once the money for the roof is in and the Walloon Region has answered our request for a small-heritage grant: the rules forbid starting before its decision. We will announce the date here.

Is my gift tax-deductible?

No. The chapel belongs to a family, not to a registered charity.

Who is organising this?

Francine Thunissen, the chapel's owner, with her family.

Another question?

Email contact@chapelledebeaumont.be.