inventaris Herv. Kerk Nw Lekkerland

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Description

Introduction

Church building, on account of the organ housed therein, a pulpit, a baptismal gate and a pew for gentlemen. The church building was constructed in 1847-1848 according to a design by D. Slingerland from Meerkerk on the site of an older predecessor. The church was enlarged several times at later dates, most recently in 1994 when the interior arrangement was altered. The aforementioned furnishings are partly derived from the predecessor of the current church which dates from 1646 and was built on the site of a church destroyed by fire in the 15th century. The organ and the pew for gentlemen were added in the 19th century at the behest of the manor lords Smit of Nieuw-Lekkerland. Besides the components protected at state level, the church building also contains among other things five 17th-century grave slabs, three copper church crowns, which have been modified and partly renewed, and 12 cast-iron wall sconces (1881). This protection does not apply to these components.

Description

Church building from 1848, ON ACCOUNT OF:

- Against the west wall of the church a two-manual ORGAN built by W.H. Kam in 1853. Restored in 1965 and extended with a free pedal by K.B. Blank & Zn.

- Against the south wall a six-sided standing oak PULPIT (17th century) consisting of a sounding board, backrest with wings, pulpit bowl, pedestal and stairs. At the pulpit a brass reading desk (dated 1721) with a volute-shaped arm. On the pulpit bowl two brass candlesticks (second half of the 17th century). On the stairs a brass font holder (second half of the 17th century/early 18th century).

- In front of the pulpit an oak BAPTISMAL GATE (17th century) with on the door an iron baptismal arch with three iron knobs and on the left side of the gate an oak precentor's reading desk with on each side a brass candlestick (second half of the 17th century).

- Against the east wall an oak double PEW FOR GENTLEMEN (19th century) with backrest and front of panelwork with pilasters with palmette capitals.

Valuation

The church building is of general importance:

- on account of the pulpit, the baptismal gate and the pew for gentlemen which are of general importance on account of their cultural-historical and art-historical value and on account of the mutual coherence of these interior components.

- on account of the organ which is a representative example of the oeuvre of the Rotterdam organ builder W.H. Kam. It is the first organ delivered by Kam alone. Until 1852, Hendrik van der Meulen (1810-1852) was his partner. It is probable that Van der Meulen still worked on this organ together with Kam. The front executed in the classical style is derived from the much larger organ in the Grote Kerk of Zierikzee by Kam & Van der Meulen from 1848. Originally the organ case and balustrade were painted white. The current colour scheme dates from 1914.