House Messingklopper
IJlst
The Messingklopper was presumably built in 1669. Adorning the facade is a splendid family crest with that year, but the building may be of an earlier date.
The Messingklopper was presumably built in 1669. Adorning the facade is a splendid family crest with that year, but the building may be of an earlier date. Unfortunately, it is not known to which family this coat of arms belongs. Even heraldists have been unable to ascertain this information. Behind the Messingklopper, there was a wooden building with 4 'rooms' at the end of the nineteenth/beginning of the twentieth century, which were inhabited by a few 'poor' individuals. During the First World War, some Belgian refugees stayed in these rooms. During that period, the Messingklopper looked neglected. The building was then purchased by the Vereniging Hendrick de Keijser, which restored and returned it to its former glory. The Association continues to rent out the property, which has been divided into 2 residences, to this day.
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Johanneskerk Oosthem
Johanneskerk Oosthem
Voor een klein terpdorp als Oosthem, is de Johanneskerk opvallend groot. De bestaande kerk kon de belangstelling om vermaarde Reveil-predikanten te horen preken niet aan, dus werd er in 1860 een nieuw godshuis gebouwd. Voor maar liefst 400 mensen.
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Washing lines of Sloten
Washing lines of Sloten
Sloten likes to pay homage to its 'bleaches'. This 'Bleekweide' was a grassy commons area on which freshly washed linen was left to dry and bleach in the sun. Sloten likes to remember this bleaching system along its city moat.
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Stadsgrachten Bolsward
Stadsgrachten Bolsward
Bolsward werd echt welvarend door de zuivelhandel in de 17e eeuw. Dit zie je goed terug in de huizen langs de stadsgrachten uit die tijd.
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St Maurice Church in IJlst
St Maurice Church in IJlst
The St Maurice church we see in IJlst today was designed by the architect J. Ankringa and built in 1830. The beautifully carved wooden pulpit made in 1672 was originally installed in the previous church on this site, as was the baptismal screen.
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Booming cannons
Booming cannons
Sloten really is a fortified city and still has an active town crier, named Pieter Haringsma. During the peak season, Pieter calls the city together each Friday evening for the traditional firing of the cannons on the grounds of the Kaai corn mill.
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The bell seat Oldeouwer
The bell seat Oldeouwer
The bell seat was originally built between 1650-1700 Bell chair A bell chair is a scaffold in which one or more bells hang. The bell chair as a separa...
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Grutte Tsjerke Church in Sloten
Grutte Tsjerke Church in Sloten
The late-Gothic Protestant church in Sloten was built in 1647 on the site where the St John's Chapel once stood.
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Snikzwaag Bell Tower
Snikzwaag Bell Tower
In the graveyard in the village of Snikzwaag there is a wooden bell tower with four-sided dome roof. The bell it houses was cast by L. Haverkamp in 1787. At one time the village had a church but it was demolished in the 19th century.
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The Lemster Gate of Sloten
The Lemster Gate of Sloten
If you sail into Sloten from Lemmer, the wonderful scene that greets you is the windmill together with the Lemster Gate, a vista often captured in photographs. There’s a pillory at the foot of the Lemster Gate.
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