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1968, the brewery closed and the property was up for sale once
more. The local council once more took great interest in this
opportunity to create a tourist attraction in Ducey but the costs
of demolishing the Brewery made the project extremely expensive.
And so for years, the inhabitants of Ducey grew used to the site
of the decaying brewery and the neglected Chateau.
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Finally,
in 1984, the town bought the chateau. In 1987, the demolition
works began on the old brewery. In the ensuing years, a vast range
of works have been undertaken: the roof and chimney stacks were
renovated; the façade, the windows, the interior walls,
beams and floorboards were all renovated according the original
design; the frescos and paintings were re-exposed and so on, and
so on. Indeed, the work is still ongoing and remains one of the
main preoccupations of the town. |
