Building-historical research of Dutch reformed church Britsum ; De hervormde kerk te Britsum. Een verzwegen kerk onderzocht en gewaardeerd

The Dutch Reformed church of Britsum is situated at the highest point of the characteristic Frisian terp village Britsum, some 12 kilometres to the north of Leeuwarden. The village of Britsum occurs early on in history as ‘Bruggenheim’ in the property registers of the abbey of Fulda. As the source material of the church is scarce, we will have to rely on research of the building itself tor the reconstruction of its building history. The church is of the hall-church type, as customary for Frisian village churches, with as special element the reduced western block, consisting of a tower with fla... Mehr ...