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Built as a Roman Catholic church for the village of Vreeswijk. Characteristic late neo-Gothic church with tower and roof turret. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

This church was built in 1924 next to the dilapidated previous church from the 16th century. On 15 November 1944 the church was blown up by the retreating Germans. Only the concrete trusses survived the explosion. A few years later a new and larger church was put into use.

Saint Barnabas, 1852-1854 by WJ van Vogelpoel. Neoclassical beige CHURCH with elements borrowed from the Baroque in the facade: on the door or cornice abutting higher middle part with pilasters and pediment. The side parts of the facade have swiveling crowns. Originally a single-manual organ, made in 1845 by Stulting and Maarschalkerweerd. In 1880 he started his career with M. Maarschalkerweerd. Clock chair with clock by Petit and Fritsen, ca. 1854, diam. 41.9 cm. Small house clock, has been taken out of use.

Large, late neo-Gothic church with a defining high tower of 76 m, making it the highest church tower in the Westland.

The oldest part of the church dates from the 13th century. Internal wall remains of the single-nave church from that time still remain. The lower part of the tower dates from the 14th century, as does the Gothic choir and single chapel on the north side. The tower was possibly raised in the 15th century. The chapel on the north side was enlarged in 1717 to a complete north aisle. The nave and choir were also raised. The tower was given a classicist entrance gate. When the parish became independent in 1845, a sacristy and a baptismal chapel were added to the north side. In 1923, the neo-Gothic south aisle was added on a plinth of Kunrade stone according to plans by architect Heurkens. In 1958, the tower was restored, in 1964-'65 the rest of the church. (Source: [1]

Large neo-Gothic church with a defining tower. Early, richly detailed Margrykerk. This church is listed as a National Monument of the Netherlands.

Neo-Romanesque church with a laterally placed tower.

Old Catholic church in Schoonhoven because of the organ, made by the organ builders L. Mintier and Gloton from Nantes (France) around 1875. Purchased from a private individual and placed in this church around 1980.

Late neo-Gothic church with tower, and series of extremely important stained glass windows. Replaced a historic church.

On the Ambachtsherenlaan, on the corner with the Joncheerelaan, a three-aisled Roman Catholic CHURCH of the pseudo-basilica type was designed in 1916 by Jan Stuyt in neo-Romanesque style. The church is built on a cross-shaped floor plan with a higher, elongated central nave covered by a saddle roof and lower, shorter side aisles of three bays wide, which are covered with hipped roofs. The roof covering consists of red old Dutch tiles with decorative gable tiles along the eaves. The choir is covered with slate tiles. The gables are provided with decorative patterns in brickwork. In a number of these patterns, the recessed sections are provided with a white-painted plaster layer. A chequered frieze of white and braised tiles has been placed in a number of places under the eaves. Bands of black-coloured brick have been incorporated into the barrel vault of the entrance. A semi-circular apse with five round-arched windows has been placed against the east facade under a six-sided roof slope; the semicircular apse is provided with mosaic. To the right of this, between the nave and the apse, is an octagonal stair tower under a tent roof. On the northeast side, the sacristy is placed against the side nave under a saddle roof with a lower ridge height, parallel to the nave. A second sacristy is placed against the southeast side with a lower ridge height under a saddle roof. On the northwest side, a semicircular baptismal chapel has been built out with a slate covering in mesh covering. On the southwest side, a tower has been placed in the armpit of the side and central nave under a slate-covered, slightly incurved spire. On the top is a weather vane in the shape of a cross with a tower cock. The tower has three sections. Halfway along the first section, a black and white chequered frieze has been applied. In the second section, above two narrow windows in each side of the tower, a diamond-shaped dial has been provided with a clock. The third section contains two sound holes in each side with a frieze above them; There is a brick balustrade in the sound holes.