Pictures by Natacha George
I have not visited this castle myself but found Natacha's pictures stunning. Natacha told me that an application for the demolition of the castle has been filed while at the same time a petition to save it is going around. According to Wikipedia, the Noisy Castle, also known as the Miranda Castle, located in Celles near Namur, South of Brussels, "was built in 1866 by the English architect Milner under commission from the Liedekerke-Beaufort family, who had left their previous home, Vêves Castle, during the French Revolution.
Their descendants remained in occupation until World War II, when it was taken over by the National Railway Company of Belgium as an orphanage. It remained a facility for the use of children until 1980.
It has stood empty since 1991. Although the municipality of Celles has offered to take it over, the family has refused, and the enormous building is now (as of 2011) in a derelict state. It has become a favourite venue of urban explorers".
