The bell seat Oldeouwer
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 separate building is probably due to the fact that certain areas in Friesland were too poor, or the communities...
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 separate building is probably due to the fact that certain areas in Friesland were too poor, or the communities too small, to build a church. Sometimes a church was built without a tower and the clock was placed in a separate bell chair. If a church was built later, the bell-chair was demolished after the clock was hung in the church tower. Conversely, it also happened that when a church building or church tower had fallen into ruin, a bell chair was built. The bell chair is usually located in a village or hamlet and is a typical Frisian building.
The bell-seat is meant to ring the dead. Bell chairs are available with different types of roof shapes such as the Gable roof, the Shield shape and the Helmet roof. Sometimes it has a weathercock, a staircase, or a flagpole attached to it. Usually the bell seat is made of wood. There are various types of bell chairs: A bell stool in a church tower or bell tower. The bell chair as a separate structure. Subdivision into two types: An open construction (bell chair on legs). A closed structure (also called clock (s) house). A bell chair on the facade of a church.
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Klokkenstoel Indijk
Klokkenstoel Indijk
Indijk had a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Around 1720 only the ruins with the bell-chair remained. The bell chair has been replaced several times since then, the last time in 1978 when the current chair was purchased.
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Protestantse Kerk It Heidenskip
Protestantse Kerk It Heidenskip
It Heidenskip is een uitgestrekt agrarisch dorpsgebied met een kleine schilderachtige kern aan de kade van een opvaart. Tussen de woonhuizen aan deze smalle kade, waar je niet met de auto kunt komen, staat sinds 1886 een kerkje.
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Monument Lockheed Hudson
Monument Lockheed Hudson
In the night of 5 to 6 July 1944, the Lockheed Hudson of the 161 Squadron was en route with four secret agents to the Appelsche Heide dropping zone near Nijkerk. A German night fighter intercepted the aircraft and it crashed into the IJsselmeer.
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St. Nicholas Church in Stavoren
St. Nicholas Church in Stavoren
St. Nicholas Church in Stavoren is a protected monument. One of the reasons is that it contains an 18th-century organ. It is a single-nave church with arched windows, a neoclassical entrance and a small but elegant gable tower.
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Pancratiuskerk Wolsum
Pancratiuskerk Wolsum
Bovenop de terp in het hart van het middeleeuwse dorpje Wolsum ligt de Pancratiuskerk, omgeven door een kerkhof. Het is een zaalkerk met driezijdige koorsluiting en een houten geveltoren met ingesnoerde spits.
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Church and bell tower Goïngarijp
Church and bell tower Goïngarijp
The church with the detached bell tower in Goingarijp is once again a gem in the Frisian landscape. The stained glass windows from 1770 are a beautiful attraction for tourists.
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Tsjerke Oan It Dok Church - Lemster Tower
Tsjerke Oan It Dok Church - Lemster Tower
According to the numerical wall anchors on the tower, the church was built in 1716. The tower itself is half-embedded. The people of Lemster call the tower of this church ‘the Lemster tower’. When they can see it in the distance, they know they are home.
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11Fountains Workum
11Fountains Workum
For centuries Workum’s city arms on ‘De Waag’ have been supported by two lions. They are naive and their theatrical pose prompts laughter.
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Martinikerk Koudum
Martinikerk Koudum
De huidige Martinikerk in Koudum is gebouwd in 1857. Deze zaalkerk heeft een toren met twee geledingen en een ingesnoerde spits. Een groot deel van de inventaris is afkomstig uit de eerder afgebroken kerk uit de 17e eeuw.
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Hervormde Kerk Gaast
Hervormde Kerk Gaast
De Hervormde Kerk van Gaast ligt aan de westrand van het kustdorp, net binnen de zeedijk. Hij wordt ook wel ‘It Beaken’ genoemd, omdat de toren boven de kruin van de dijk uitkomt. Je ziet hem dan ook vanuit de wijde omtrek.
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