The old brick kiln (a deserted ring oven) is owned by the Hove family, who have a similar brick kiln still at work in close-by Ninove. The oven in Ninove is one of the three brick kilns left in Flanders that work according to traditional methods. The oven in Sint-Lievens-Esse was taken out of use in the 1980’s. However, the building is exceptionally well-preserved and is, together with the surrounding land, leased by Arpia vzw. The old brick kiln symbolizes the age-old relationship between man and landscape as bricks were produced there with clay from the near surroundings.
