Begraafplaatsaula, Bosdrift 12

English translation

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Description

Introduction

CREMATORIUM CHAPEL, belonging to the complex 'Algemene begraafplaats Bosdrift', built in 1889 in eclectic style to the design of P. Andriessen. The crematorium chapel is situated at some distance from the road behind an arched approach drive with lawn in the arch form and tree groups at both ends, on the north-west side of the Bosdrift.

Description

Symmetrically planned crematorium chapel, erected on an elongated rectangular ground plan, at the height of one storey under a gabled roof with the ridge line parallel to the road, containing a waiting room on either side of the corridor. The projecting side pavilions with stepped gables under higher rising hip gabled roofs with the ridge line perpendicular to the road, contain on the left the storage and former post-mortem examination room and on the right the dwelling, covered with black cross tiles. The facades are built in red brick on a rendered plinth of clinkers with cemented base course. The facades are articulated by rendered quoins and a cornice under the eaves, between which decorative brickwork in red and yellow brick with a dentil course under the eaves. This band runs through over the stepped gables. The spandrels above the straight-ended predominantly T-windows are filled with decorative brickwork in red, yellow and black brick. Voussoir stones, keystones, above the high relieving arches with diamond motif, corner pieces and edge mouldings of the stepped gables, blocks on the corners of the facades and along the frames, are executed in stuccowork. At the height of the cemented window sills a rendered roll moulding runs along. The front facade (SE) contains a rendered central section with the double wooden entrance door with double fanlight under a high relieving arch, borne by pilasters on a natural stone base. Extra rendered bands in the extension of rendered stones in the relieving arch. Left and right double T-windows above which a triangular roof dormer in the roof plane. In the stepped gables on the ground floor a T-window, on the roof storey a double window with casement windows under high relieving arches and in the apex of the gable a round window.

The left side facade (SW) contains in the middle a window, on the right a door and on the left a blind spandrel.

The right side facade (NE) contains in the middle the entrance door to the dwelling with two windows with decorative curled ironwork and fanlight, under a high relieving arch continuing in pilasters. Left and right a T-window is placed.

The rear facade (NW) contains in the middle two glass doors placed side by side with decorative curled ironwork under a double fanlight and high spandrel. Left and right hinged doors with side lights and fanlights under an elongated spandrel. The left projecting stepped gable executed as on the south-east side, while on the south-west side a door is placed. The right projecting stepped gable, however, contains on the ground floor a double wooden door and on the north-east side two small windows.

Valuation

The crematorium chapel is of general importance due to its architectural and cultural-historical, as well as typological value as a well-preserved example of a crematorium chapel to the design of municipal architect P. Andriessen in eclectic style from 1889 and as part of the complex 'Algemene begraafplaats Bosdrift', image-determining situated on the north-west side of the Bosdrift at the edge of the centre of Hilversum.