Welcome to the industrial archaeological site of the Guerra-Gregorj Kiln
The Guerra-Gregorj Kilns are an original and valuable example of industrial archaeology in the Province of Treviso, in St.Antonino. This town lies a few kilometres from the city, near the Sile River, which has been an important commercial artery for many centuries. Declared to be “a valuable testimony of an old world on the way to extinction” in the 10/6/1987 decree of the Ministry for Cultural and Environmental Treasures, which places this site under the care of law 1/6/1939 nr 1089.
A topic that is much talked about, that of Industrial Archaeology, rediscovered through studies, in-depth studies, research to bring back to life through perseverance what had been lost
«... an industrial activity, that of Fornace Guerra-Gregorj which began before 1840 and ended in 1963, an activity which has spanned two centuries with all the upheavals, scientific progress, social reforms, dramas, wars which have characterized them, and on which careful studies have already been carried out, including at a European level since the end of the nineteenth century and along the path of his work.»
Gregorj Luisa, Dietro Le quinte, Treviso, Giacobino Editore, 2001.
The photographs and texts are extracted from the Guerra - Gregorj Kiln archive.
On the Contact page Contact you can send an email or call the number indicated for further information and insights. Only with written consent is it possible to reproduce the material contained in the site.
The site was created by Maria Beatrice Gregorj.
We would like to thank the following people who contributed to the creation of this site:
Luisa Gregorj, Anna Rossi Scarpa Gregorj, Ernesto Rossi Scarpa Gregorj, Regina Luisa Gregorj,
Vincenzo Gregorj, Giorgio Rossi, Alex Morandin, Dimitri Feltrin, Mario Gemin, Marta Lorenzi, Francesco
Pistollato.
Special thanks must be given to professor Emanuela Sorbo of the IUAV University of Venice who involved numerous Italian and foreign university students in research and design activities on the Guerra-Gregorj Furnace.