Historische aanleg, Delftweg bij 186

English translation

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Description

Description

HISTORIC GARDEN AND PARK LAYOUT. The current historic garden and park layout of the country estate De Tempel originates from the beginning of the 18th century. During this period the current country estate developed from the existing, originally medieval homestead. In 1695 the homestead, then designated as 'house, barn, mound and trees', became the property of Mr Johan van der Hoeven, who built a new garden house on the site and embellished the country estate in the period 1706-1715 with amongst other things orchards, gardens, ponds and an ingenious system of waterworks fed by the Schie. In the current layout, elements of the 18th-century layout are still present in the form of waterworks; the water-spouting dolphin very probably dates from this period. Within the original parcellation, amongst other things an inner dyke was dug which was widened into a pond at the front of the garden house. After purchase of the country estate in 1783, the Criellaert family had the baroque garden converted to a landscape layout, possibly after a design by landscape architect Pieter Schonck. In 1819 the layout was embellished with a number of garden sculptures (two marble busts, Apollo and Diana, originating from the country estate Zijdebalen in Utrecht). Around 1850 the waters lying north of the house were excavated for peat, to approximately their current extent and form, and became part of the landscape layout. A number of existing trees in the so-called 'English park' date from c. 1830-1860. Around 1875 the winding pond feature with the island was re-excavated, and between 1850 and 1875 the plot with the farmhouse on the south side of the house was added to the park. Currently (1997) the layout consists of a generous lawn with a drive at the front of the house. In front of the house built in 1939 stand four trees (Aesculus Hippocastanum) in a row. These already stood in front of the old main building. On the rear side of the house lies a narrow formally-appearing garden, which ends in a pond feature. The garden currently consists of a strip of lawn with on either side a broad strip of tall vegetation. Behind the Tempeldijk, which closes off the country estate on the northeast side, lies a large open meadow area. To the left of the narrow strip lies the 19th-century landscape layout with the winding ponds, and to the right lies a meadow. The bank between the Schie and the Delftweg opposite the house forms, as an outer garden, likewise part of the historic layout. Currently (1997) this section is in a neglected state.

Valuation

HISTORIC GARDEN AND PARK LAYOUT belonging to the historical country estate De Tempel, of general importance:

– as a representative example of a layout in landscape style, situated within the, in its main lines still existing, early 18th-century formal layout;
– on account of the structure that has been preserved fairly intact, including in detail;
– on account of the importance of the layout for the history of garden and landscape architecture;
– on account of the presence of the 18th and 19th-century natural stone garden ornaments, which partly formed part of the early 18th-century layout and partly belonged to the country estate from the 19th century;
– on account of the functional-spatial relationship with the other components of the country estate.