Kasteel Oud-Beysterveld

English translation

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Description

Introduction

CASTLE Groot-Bijsterveld, since 1903 in use as a monastery by the Montfortian fathers. The whole is situated in a landscaped park. The castle was founded in 1772 by Baron L. Sweerts de Landas, lord of Oirschot. After the Montfortian fathers, the Sons of Mary, established themselves there, the eastern wing was added in 1907. In 1930 the western wing was added, which connected the chapel built in 1910 with the castle. In 1957 a substantial volume was added on the east side, perpendicular to the east wing. The protection concerns the castle with both side wings.

Description

Composite volume, consisting of the original CASTLE, extended in the eastern and western direction with two wings. The original castle and the wings have separate hipped roofs covered with slates and together form an elongated building in brick with running lists front and back. The castle has roof dormers, the wings roof windows. In the front and rear facades both wings project relative to the castle. The castle, in total five bays wide, has a slightly projecting central bay, terminated by a pediment with a clock face and the text "Ultima Labet". In the slightly projecting central bay a double door with fanlights with fan-shaped wedge motifs in pilaster frame, with a staircase leading to it; above it a stone decoration with the letter M in the middle. On the piano nobile and storey arched four-light windows with double fanlights and fan-shaped wedges below string courses. Somewhat arched roof dormers with four-light windows with fan-shaped wedges. The basement has arched multi-light windows below string course. The rear facade of the castle has the same windows as the front facade. In the central bay over all building storeys an unequal five-sided projection under flat roof. On the ground floor a commemorative stone to the founder. Both wings are more simply executed. The eastern wing has on both storeys in front and rear facades broad six-light steel windows below arched string course with ornamental brickwork in the arch spandrel. The western wing has broad wooden cross windows with glazing bar division. On the west side of it is located a four-storey extension above basement with flat roof and on the rear side an extension to the basement. In the interior on the piano nobile in the axis of the castle a corridor with rooms on either side and at the end an octagonal cabinet, fitted with wainscoting and internal shutters with panels. The corridor is provided with a late 18th-century stucco ceiling; likewise stucco decorations above the doors. From basement to chapel storey a fine wooden staircase with carved newels and handrail. In the basement of the castle old tiled floors with star motif. Perpendicular to the central corridor the longitudinal corridors which continue in the wings, provided with continuous tiled floors in pattern, with rooms and classrooms on either side with panel doors, the ceilings above barrel arches. On the storey the same layout, likewise with continuous tiled floors in the corridors, partly with segmental arches. The chapel storeys are fitted out with small cells.

Valuation

CASTLE Groot-Bijsterveld, extended to monastery, of general cultural and architectural historical importance

- as an example of a relatively simple 18th-century castle; - because of the recognisable use history, from castle to monastery; - because of the integrity of the castle both in interior and exterior.