Kraanlei, Ghent

Further along the Kraanlei from the Museum voor Volkskunde is house Nr. 75, "De Klok" dating from the 17th C. with a spiral staircase and decorated with numerous allegorical reliefs. On the ground floor are care and temperance, love, faith and hope in the first floor with justice and strength above the roof window. No. 77, "De Zeven Werken van Barmhartigheid", and No. 79, "Het Vliegend Hert" are Baroque 17th C. town houses, decorated with exquisite reliefs.

Immaculately restored in 1962, Alijns Godhuis is a children's hospital founded in 1363 and one of the last remaining Godshuizen. These houses were founded by well-off families for the needy.In a picturesque courtyard are 18 typical Flemish cottages, all interconnected. They house the extremely comprehensive Museum voor Volkskunde, which with its notable collection of equipment, documents and everyday objects provides a vivid picture of Flemish folk life around 1900. Of particular interest are the restored workshops and living rooms, a dining room, a barber's shop, a cobbler's workshop, an apothecary's shop, a confectioner's bakery and a candlestick maker's workshop.