Petruskerk
Beesd, NL
Excavations during the restoration in 2000 showed that there was already a (tuff stone) church in the 12th century. After that, a so-called "hall church" was created by expansion, which reached its largest size in the sixteenth century. The masonry of the current hall church, which dates from 1825, includes many remains of the medieval church, which was dedicated to Saint Peter (Saint Peter). The south side (Voorstraat side) shows the original outer wall and window layout. The old buttresses have been made visible in the pavement with 'moppen' and on the north side we see the contours of the old outer wall in the paving. Five pillars have been incorporated into the current north wall, which were part of the old church. The choir and the east side disappeared in 1825 and made way for an entrance portal.