Chapelle Sainte-Barbe

The Chapel was erected on the former Fosse des Trépassés, one of the most important slate quarries in the city in the 18th century. A cross can be seen on the slate roof. Opposite this chapel, you will discover what is called a verdeau, that is to say a pile of unusable slate debris, which forms a kind of slag heap. But beware... Don't call them slag heaps. In slate jargon, these artificial hills made by accumulating slate debris are verwales. Note the following: La Chapelle is on Rue Sainte-Barbe, opposite Rue des jardiniers.