Frédéric Moreau
@goodclimate.bsky.social
Brussels stuff, from the slopes of the Wyngaerd Berg.
Journalism here
https://www.brusselstimes.com/author/frederic-moreau
Journalism here
https://www.brusselstimes.com/author/frederic-moreau
Pinned
If you seek my monument, look around you. Architect Jean Delhaye pictured in Victor Horta's 1893 Tassel mansion, which he bought in 1976 and restored. Delhaye sacrificed his own career to save his old teacher's masterpieces. My Brussels Times Magazine article.
www.brusselstimes.com/1892203/how-...
www.brusselstimes.com/1892203/how-...
Maison Pelgrims, Saint-Gilles. Terrace on the garden facade with art-deco/renaissance balustrade in imitation stone.
February 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Maison Pelgrims, Saint-Gilles. Terrace on the garden facade with art-deco/renaissance balustrade in imitation stone.
Maison Pelgrims, 1927 Saint-Gilles. Stained-glass lantern roof of the winter garden.
February 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Maison Pelgrims, 1927 Saint-Gilles. Stained-glass lantern roof of the winter garden.
Stained glass, 1927. Bathroom of the Maison Pelgrims, Saint-Gilles.
February 15, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Stained glass, 1927. Bathroom of the Maison Pelgrims, Saint-Gilles.
Good day for a winter garden. This one in Saint-Gilles is from 1927. It's by Fernand Petit who also co-designed Midi station.
February 15, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Good day for a winter garden. This one in Saint-Gilles is from 1927. It's by Fernand Petit who also co-designed Midi station.
Winter sunlight in the bas-fonds , Parc de Bruxelles.
February 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Winter sunlight in the bas-fonds , Parc de Bruxelles.
We should be able to tag things as local content.
Lure the public onto the new benches by replacing the statue of Godefroid with the waffle van.
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
We should be able to tag things as local content.
Lure the public onto the new benches by replacing the statue of Godefroid with the waffle van.
February 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Lure the public onto the new benches by replacing the statue of Godefroid with the waffle van.
Finally, somewhere to sit in Place Royale.
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Finally, somewhere to sit in Place Royale.
The renewed place Royale. A busy T-junction with no road markings pretending to be a pedestrianised square.
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The renewed place Royale. A busy T-junction with no road markings pretending to be a pedestrianised square.
Belgian train operator to improve in-carriage mobile coverage by skimming a layer off the windows using lasers. They can do the graffiti at the same time.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
Certaines rames de la SNCB à étage vont subir un traitement pour améliorer le réseau GSM
Seuls les nouveaux wagons à étage de la SNCB bénéficieront d'un traitement des vitres visant à améliorer la couverture mobile à bord. Au total, un peu...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Belgian train operator to improve in-carriage mobile coverage by skimming a layer off the windows using lasers. They can do the graffiti at the same time.
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
www.lalibre.be/dernieres-de...
Reposted by Frédéric Moreau
Rare sighting of the River Fleet feeding the Highgate ponds
February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Rare sighting of the River Fleet feeding the Highgate ponds
The Brewdog company is up for sale.
news.sky.com/story/brewdo...
news.sky.com/story/brewdo...
February 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The Brewdog company is up for sale.
news.sky.com/story/brewdo...
news.sky.com/story/brewdo...
Who could have guessed there would be asbestos in the ceilings?
February 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Who could have guessed there would be asbestos in the ceilings?
"We ave to do away with dual citizenship," says Lee from Brentwood, just one of the fearsome racists calling LBC in the wake of Radcliffe's 'apology'.
February 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"We ave to do away with dual citizenship," says Lee from Brentwood, just one of the fearsome racists calling LBC in the wake of Radcliffe's 'apology'.
Asbestos in the Art & History Museum at the Cinquantenaire:
'the Antiquity galleries are closed to the public indefinitely'.
www.bruzz.be/actua/cultuu...
'the Antiquity galleries are closed to the public indefinitely'.
www.bruzz.be/actua/cultuu...
Onderzoek naar asbest in Museum voor Kunst & Geschiedenis: zijgebouw gesloten
De zalen van de Klassieke Oudheid in het Koninklijk Museum voor Kunst & Geschiedenis (KMKG) in het Brusselse Jubelpark zijn voor onbepaalde duur gesloten.
www.bruzz.be
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Asbestos in the Art & History Museum at the Cinquantenaire:
'the Antiquity galleries are closed to the public indefinitely'.
www.bruzz.be/actua/cultuu...
'the Antiquity galleries are closed to the public indefinitely'.
www.bruzz.be/actua/cultuu...
Farage defines himself as "a political entrepreneur". At 5:50. I don't want to listen to the rest because of the compere.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson - Nigel Farage: 'Broken Britain', national identity and lessons from Trump - BBC Sounds
A frank conversation with the leader of Reform UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Farage defines himself as "a political entrepreneur". At 5:50. I don't want to listen to the rest because of the compere.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
In 1930, when Waterstones Brussels was still WH Smith, upstairs was a tea room with home-made cakes and scones. The four-course English Lunch sounds delicious if you're not driving.
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
In 1930, when Waterstones Brussels was still WH Smith, upstairs was a tea room with home-made cakes and scones. The four-course English Lunch sounds delicious if you're not driving.
"The EU citizens’ campaign group The 3 million called for a low-cost, one-off travel authorisation similar to one in Canada in place of the £589 certificate currently available."
Or why not just an ID card? A passport to get into your own country makes no sense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Or why not just an ID card? A passport to get into your own country makes no sense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport
New border controls require ‘certificate of entitlement’ to attach to second nationality passport that costs £589
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"The EU citizens’ campaign group The 3 million called for a low-cost, one-off travel authorisation similar to one in Canada in place of the £589 certificate currently available."
Or why not just an ID card? A passport to get into your own country makes no sense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Or why not just an ID card? A passport to get into your own country makes no sense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Daily Mail Science 😃
Coming up for ten years since the EU referendum.
My symbol for Brexit? The tethered bottle top. A product of EU law, it still exists in the UK despite Brexit. Yes, it affects us even though not in a Norway-style EU relationship.
Just the realities of trading/mass production.
Funny old world.
My symbol for Brexit? The tethered bottle top. A product of EU law, it still exists in the UK despite Brexit. Yes, it affects us even though not in a Norway-style EU relationship.
Just the realities of trading/mass production.
Funny old world.
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Daily Mail Science 😃
IM Pei Dallas city hall, 1972.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
People Who Don’t Understand Downtowns Are Destroying Downtowns
A far-fetched plan to demolish Dallas’s seat of government reflects the city’s diminished role in the region.
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM
IM Pei Dallas city hall, 1972.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Brussels nearing a deal for a new government. It hinges on the rules for building in the city and for moving around within it.
www.rtbf.be/article/dire...
www.rtbf.be/article/dire...
Direct - Gouvernement bruxellois : un accord est attendu pour aujourd'hui, après 20 mois d'attente - RTBF Actus
Les négociateurs des sept partis, à savoir le MR, Anders (l’ex Open Vld), le PS, Vooruit, Les Engagés, le CD&V et...
www.rtbf.be
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Brussels nearing a deal for a new government. It hinges on the rules for building in the city and for moving around within it.
www.rtbf.be/article/dire...
www.rtbf.be/article/dire...
Taking shape, mid-photo, at Schuman, the 'plenum', which is Latin for uncomfortable bench.
February 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Taking shape, mid-photo, at Schuman, the 'plenum', which is Latin for uncomfortable bench.
Fantasy knocker on the 1900 house of Arthur Verhelle, an architect of fantasy houses.
February 12, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Fantasy knocker on the 1900 house of Arthur Verhelle, an architect of fantasy houses.
How's that for a slogan?
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
How's that for a slogan?