Magazijn, Kerkstraat 27

English translation

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Description

Introduction

DIKE MAGAZINE, built in 1859 in eclectic style.

The dike magazine is part of a series of eleven magazines built after the great floods that occurred in the Bommelerwaard in the mid-19th century. In order to have relief supplies immediately available in case of emergency, these supply buildings were erected along the dikes, in which sand bags, tools and wheelbarrows were stored. This small building is one of the largest of its kind, and in its appearance one of the finest.

The building is freely situated in the middle of a gravel path at the corner of Kerkstraat and Hoge weg on the south side of the dike along the Waal. A modern fence separates the plot from the road.

Description

DIKE MAGAZINE constructed in brick (cross bonding), has an almost rectangular ground plan. The roof, covered with aged Dutch tiles, is a gabled roof provided in the long facade at the front with an attached gabled roof covering the slightly projecting Flemish gable and which is equipped with a simple cornice. In the front and rear facades at the height of the floor level and beneath the gutters there are twice six ornamental wall anchors. In the gable apex of the Flemish gable there are three more.

The FRONT FACADE is parallel to the street and symmetrically arranged through three window axes. The central axis is formed by the mid-risalit in which a recessed single-panel door under a 1½ brick segmental arch. The hard stone voussoir records the build date '1859'. The door frame rests on hard stone sills. The segmental arch is closed above by a relieving arch under a string course. The relieving arch rests on a drip moulding which is limited to the width of the risalit. On the upper storey there are double casement shutters consisting of wooden louvres for air circulation, under a relieving arch. The windows on either side also consist of wooden louvres and are set between brick lintels above a cemented sill and a 1½ brick tympanum under a relieving arch. The LEFT SIDE FACADE contains an identical window axis as that found in the flanks of the front facade. The sloping sides bordered parallel to the roof plane and terminated by a spout gable are covered with a concrete ridge. The gable apex contains five anchors and four at the level of the floor.

The REAR FACADE consists of three window axes as found in the side wings of the front facade. Only the window on the left, on the ground floor, is filled with glass.

The RIGHT SIDE FACADE contains, like the left side facade, an identical window axis as that in the front facade and is otherwise identical to it.

The INTERIOR originally consisted of a hall space with exposed roof truss but is nowadays divided by a plasterboard wall and has been provided with a floor. Segmental arch-shaped collar tie trusses with a ridge tie, rest on corbels (with ornamental wall anchors under the eaves) and beams.

Valuation

DIKE MAGAZINE from 1859, forms part of a series of new buildings to combat flood disasters.

- Of architectural historical value as an example of a dike magazine in eclectic style, from the second half of the nineteenth century. The magazine stands out for its particular design.

- Of urban planning value on account of its free-standing location at the corner of two streets near the dike.

- Of cultural historical value as a distinctive expression of the typological development of the dike magazine in the second half of the 19th century. The building is of importance as a reminder of the threat of dike breaches in general and arose as a provision following the floods of the mid-19th century in the Bommelerwaard.