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Hervormde Kerk

Dinteloord, NL

NH Church. Square brick building from 1693 designed by Johan van Swieten. Square, domed covered bell chamber on the roof, which is supported internally by four wooden columns. Against the rear facade a square staircase tower. Above the entrance with natural stone frame a niche, in which a natural stone cartouche with inscription: 1693, and the coat of arms of the king-stadholder Willem III, by the sculptor Jan Blommendaal.

Hervormde Kerk

Sint Annaland, NL

Large church with tower of the Reformed Church of Sint Annaland. Reformed Federation signature.

Hervormde Kerk

De Westereen, NL

This was an interesting church in neo-Gothic forms. Out of use 1964, scrapped in 1965.Replaced by a modern church building.

Hervormde Kerk

Lioessens, NL

Reformed Church. Fairly wide church, the north facade of which dates back to the 13th century, and the west facade, which was bricked up in the 20th century (1924), consists of even older tuff stone masonry. South facade Gothic, choir closure 1909. Pew, tombstones and memorial stone 1829. Bell tower with bell by Johan, 1498, diam. 90 cm. Mechanical wrought iron tower clock, 17th century?, has been decommissioned.

Hervormde Kerk

Piaam, NL

Dutch Reformed Church. Simple late Gothic brick church with wooden roof turret above the west facade.

Hervormde Kerk

Boven-Hardinxveld, NL

Important neoclassical church with roof turret. The current church building was put into use on 16 February 1862. Before that, there was probably already a chapel on the same site, dating from Roman Catholic times. This was therefore already built before the Reformation. This chapel was probably partly destroyed during the Eighty Years' War and was also once ravaged by fire.

Hervormde Kerk

Renkum, NL

The foundation stone for this church building was laid on 16 February 1949. This stone was laid by the then minister ds. W. Deur. The architect was Mr. Roodenburg from Amsterdam, the work was awarded to the Van Aggelen brothers, contractors in Renkum. On Wednesday 18 January 1950, more than 11 months after construction began, the church was put into use. Three bells are installed in the tower. This happened on 16 December 1949. These bells do not have a motto. The only inscription is the name of the bell founder "Van Bergen" and the year 1949 NHK Renkum. The largest bell weighs 175 kg and the other two weigh 110 and 70 kg respectively. The clock in the tower is a gift from the Municipal Council of Renkum.

Hervormde Kerk

Bleskensgraaf, NL

Gothicized single-nave church with tower and narrowed liturgical centre, built in 1948 by G. van Hoogevest. Internal wooden barrel vaults between brick belt arches. Some furniture from the previous church, destroyed in 1940.

Hervormde Kerk

Kedichem, NL

Brick tower built in the middle of the 14th century, raised in the 16th century and provided with a constricted spire. In 1867, the current neoclassical church building was built against the remaining tower to replace the associated medieval church. It is said that the stones of the former church were used for the foundation of the new building. Inventory from the construction period.

Hervormde Kerk

Nes, NL

Reformed Church. Still entirely Romanesque brick church with four-sided choir closure, the masonry of which is provided with lesenes, round arch frieze and a dentil moulding. Few built-in somewhat older also brick saddle roof tower. The east wall of the tower may originally have belonged to a mid-12th century westwork. The current appearance of the tower and nave dates back to the end of the 12th century. In the 13th century the choir was built. The pointed arch windows were installed in the 16th century. Internally a barrel vault from 1604. The nave has a wainscoting of purple (flamed) tiles; rococo pulpit with rear bulkhead and hood, mid-18th century with carvings on the tub, baptismal fence with candle holder, lord's pew with carved back piece from 1775; two 17th century and three 18th century gravestones inside, in the churchyard five 18th century and one from 1618. Bell frame with the sound of two bells, one by Gert, 1477, diam. 110 cm. and one by P. Overney, 1686, diam. 109 cm. Mechanical tower clock B. Eijsbouts, Asten, 1916, no. 559, later fitted with a synchronous motor.

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