Ketelhuis, Hoge Dijkje 4 A

English translation

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Description

Description The BOILER HOUSE (1912) belonging to the factory complex is built on a rectangular floor plan in red brick above a mortared plinth. Transverse to the length of this part stands the low hall. The high section is covered by a barrel roof and the low section by a slightly inclined broken gabled roof with roofing felt, both with an overhanging gutter on brackets. In the low section of the building the boiler was originally located and in the high part lay two generators. The facades are articulated by spandrels under segmental and herringbone-bond arch friezes with in the fields an arched window under segmental arches in red face brick with plastered springer stones with bas-reliefs. Furthermore the facades are embellished by herringbone-bond arch friezes, coloured areas in the brickwork, coloured friezes under the gutter, red glazed water spouts and hard stone ornamental blocks with bas-reliefs. All decorative elements of the building are executed in red and white face brick, white plasterwork, either alone or in combination with brick. The windows in the high part originally have fanlights with stained glass. Between the windows and fanlights hard stone lintels with bas-reliefs.

The symmetrical end facades (E and W) consist of a high central section between pilasters with as crenellations mortared pinnacles with hard stone finials. On either side of this lower facade sections with an indented and projecting mortared roof line, likewise between pilasters with finial as described. The elegant line of the roof line is emphasized by narrow strips of white face brick in the gable top.

In the centre of the eastern end facade is the entrance situated; a double panel door with mouldings in flowing lines and cut glass. Above it a clock is mounted, of which the dial face is a tile tableau. To the left and right of it in hard stone the inscriptions "Koninklijke" "Stoomweverij". Against the pilasters buttresses with half-way up large consoles of hard stone. On either side of the entrance rows of spandrels in white face brick under herringbone arches in red face brick with whitewashed springer stones. Above the entrance and spandrels three large windows. The southern long facade has four window bays and is articulated by spandrels under herringbone-bond arch friezes. In each spandrel a large window above a small window with a hard stone lintel and a cock's comb in white plasterwork and red face brick.

The symmetrical end facade (N) of the low part consists of a straight finished middle section beside which the facade slopes downwards on both sides. The straight part is flanked above a large semi-circular closed window by pilasters with areas in white face brick on abstractly formed consoles with mortared pinnacles as described. Half-way up the sloping sections and at the corners pilasters are likewise applied with the same finial. The bottom half of the large glass section under a rounded arch in red face brick and of the two high arched windows is now mortared shut.

The spandrels in the long facades (E and W) are closed by segmental arches, the (partly mortared shut) windows provided with a large glazing bar pattern. Below the windows rows of spandrels in white face brick under herringbone arches in red face brick with whitewashed springer stones.

Valuation The boiler house is of general cultural, architectural-historical and urban design significance, because of:

- the social and economic importance of the textile factory;

- the Art Nouveau detailing;

- the spatial and functional coherence with the factory halls and the office;

- the integrity of the exterior.