Bijgebouwen, Delenseweg bij 85

English translation

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Description

Introduction

Building 14 is situated with its roof ridge perpendicular to the road and standing detached on the east side of the crossroad in the immediate vicinity and approximately south of buildings 14a and 22. Building 14 was constructed in 1940 as a 'Sonderbau' and at macro level is part of a large military airfield structure from the period 1940-1945. At meso level part of a sparse complex of buildings arranged in a village-like structure. At micro level it is, as the southernmost building, part of a loosely grouped cluster of several buildings arranged in linear relationship.

Description

Single-storey brick infirmary constructed with approximately 50 cm thick external brickwork, on a rectangular plan with plinth and foundation in cemented masonry and covered by a gabled roof lined with red corrugated tiles, arched and cambered. In the western part of the roof slopes approximately six-metre-wide roof dormers with corresponding window strips and in the eastern part several relatively recent roof windows. In the western gable left provided with three windows with timber calf, containing two-pane casement windows below and four-pane windows above and to their right three smaller arched windows with four-pane windows divided by glazing bars. At attic level two relatively small timber window openings with timber windows divided into four panes by glazing bars. In the northern long side seven window openings with timber calf, containing two-pane casement windows below and four-pane sash windows above. Between the two right windows a brick stoep to a porch with an arched roll moulding, with a slightly recessed door opening containing double doors. In the southern long side comparable types of window openings. The eastern gable has centrally a door opening with modern door and to its left and right two comparable window openings. A second door opening at attic level, containing a flat timber door, is accessible via a later-installed iron staircase; to the left of the opening a small four-pane sash window. All window openings beneath a roll moulding; only casement windows in the western half of the ground floor of the building are fitted with plate-steel shutters painted in green and white cornice motif. Gutters and white-painted wind vanes. Beneath the windows of the western gable traces of painted propaganda text: "V Germany wins for Europe V"

Valuation

Infirmary, of general importance as a rare and relatively intact component of a military camp from the Second World War and established by the German occupier as part of a large military airfield, on account of: architectural-historical, urban planning, military and cultural-historical and complex and ensemble values, which can be demonstrated inter alia by the traditionalist building style inspired by local forms, by the components and details characteristic of the construction period, by the camouflage carried through to the level of detail in an artificially established village-like structure, by the coherence with the total military airfield concept and with the spatial main lines and components of the camp, and by the mutual relationship of the forms applied herein.