Klokkenstoel - Wanneperveen NL
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dreamhummie
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Bell seat, Klokkenstoel, with one bell. Located at the front of the Protestant Church on Veneweg 188 in Wanneperveen, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMWYTC
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/01/2017
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A bell seat is a scaffold of thick wood or iron beams, in which one or more bells are hung. A bell can be placed at the top of the church or bell tower, but also loose. Also a carillon hangs in a bell seat.
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Bell seat, Klokkenstoel, with one bell. Located at the front of the Protestant Church on Veneweg 188 in Wanneperveen, The Netherlands.
Cap shape: Pyramid roof
Roofing: Plastered shelves
Material chair: Oak wood
Foundation: Eight masonry pebbles of icicle
Year of construction: First mention 1767
Air system: Flying valve
Sounds at: Church services and funerals
Casting year clock: 1767
Cast by: Pieter Seest, Amsterdam
Diameter clock: 111.2 cm
Weight clock: 785 kg
Owner: Herv. Municipality of Wanneperveen Belt Schutsloot
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