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Just round the corner is the Begijnstraat (Beguine Street) shown here - note the typical espaliered trees in front of the old houses. This is presumably where the Beguines lived long ago - close to the Market square with the big church.
(A 'Beguine' is a member of an ascetic/philanthropic community of women not under vows - founded chiefly in the Netherlands in the 13th century)