The Castle of Mesen is located in a park near the center of Lede, Belgium. It dates back to the 17th century where it served as a home for various lords before a conversion to an industrial site. The Castle was used as a gin distillery Throughout the 1800s, a tobacco factory, and a sugar refinery. In 1897 the complex was then sold to a religious order who constructed an impressive neo-gothic chapel and turned the entire facility into a boarding school. Although it was still in use up until ...