Fruitbewaarplaats, Waaldijk bij 3

English translation

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Description

Description

The large single-storey FRUIT STORE (4), originally a flood store, provided with a hipped roof curved above the front facade, is built on a rectangular plan. The originally thatched roof covering is currently largely replaced by corrugated sheets. The store is constructed in brick, laid in Flemish bond.

The FRONT FACADE has a plastered plinth and in the slanted sides of the facade are herringbone patterns in the brickwork. The double half-doors placed in the middle are closed by an elliptical arch with ashlar voussoirs and keystones. To the left of the doors are located, at ground level, three semicircular-ended ventilation openings with plastered surrounds. Above these is located on the left a high oeil-de-boeuf with a cast-iron stable window. On either side of the half-door opening is a standing semicircular window with a multi-paned cast-iron frame. To the right of the half-doors is located a stable door closed by a basket arch. Above the half-door opening is a large wall opening closed by a basket arch provided with double shutters. The LEFT SIDE FACADE has several ventilation openings closed by shutters. At the far right are located in a plastered facade section a cellar door closed by a lintel and below the eaves a window with a diamond-pattern paned frame. To the left of the cellar door is located a small ventilation opening of the adjacent cellar.

The current REAR FACADE contains several windows closed by segmental arches with iron stable windows. The RIGHT SIDE FACADE has on the left a cellar door closed by a lintel, above which is located a window closed by a segmental arch provided with a multi-paned iron frame. The rest of the facade contains several ventilation openings with shutters, some filled in with brickwork.

In the INTERIOR are located, among others, two (originally one) cellars with barrel vaults on the south side. The cellar on the west side has been used, among other purposes, as a wine cellar. In connection with the new function as fruit store, an ingenious cooling and ventilation system was installed. For this purpose, the floor level was lowered by approximately 75 cm. The space thus created was partially filled with water, and over this a new wooden floor was laid with ample openings between the planks. Additionally, shutter openings were made in the side facades at floor level. As a result of these modifications, good natural ventilation and cooling were achieved in the store: by opening the shutters, an air current was created over the water, which meant that in addition to cool air, a certain humidity level was obtained, preventing the fruit from drying out too quickly.

Valuation

FRUIT STORE (4), originally built as a flood store, possibly dates from the core at the first half of the nineteenth century.

- Of architectural historical value as a good example of a carefully executed flood store, converted at the beginning of the twentieth century into a fruit store provided with a cooling system.

- Of urban planning value as part of the complex located on the Waaldijk in Opijnen.

- Of cultural historical value as a rare example of the type of fruit store with cooling system of importance for the functional and typological development of fruit storage arising from the fruit cultivation characteristic of Betuwe.