Vlaardingen Things to Do

One of Many

This is one of the many churches in Vlaardingen , unfortunalty the maintenance on this church is poor so you can see the decay..

Since 1869


The church as you can now see it was initiated in 1869 and is neo gotic. It was designed by P.J.H. Cuypers.


Partly Dismantled

Due to the decay of the church it was dismantled in 1956, only the tower of the church was preserved.
The tower has been restaured twice since then, once in 1972 and the last time in 1987.


Look close


When you walk close to the church you can see it really needs te be restaured again.


Look close


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Picture on the left taken March 16 2003
Picture on the right taken March 1 2003

about


it's a park located near the city centre, you can take a walk here. In the park you can find a small petting zoo with sheeps, cows and more. But there's also a pet shelter for lost or unwanted pets.

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Build in 1778

This fish auction was designed by Jacob van Schie and it was build in 1778. It has a weather vane on the roof with a herring in it and a lamprey (carrion fish) underneath it which points out the north.


Before 1574

But even before this fish auction was build the Vlaardinger harbour was a place were plaice , mackerel and haddock was auctioned. The reason for building the "Visbank" was that the city council decided fish shouldn't be auctioned outside anymore.


Till 1949

It has been used as fish auction till 1949. Today it is used as a flowershop. It also has a sunken public toilet next to it which (has) to come up ín the evening to prefent people watering against this historical building.

If you are in miniature city Madorudam (The Hague) you can find a small replica of this fish auction.

picture taken on march 16, 2003

These Spanish stairs are in the City center of Vlaardingen and made on both sides of the road. The stairs where designed by Wilma Kuil.
It was made out of marble, granite and pieces of glass from all over the world by the company Tomaello who is specialized in this kind of work.

These stairs are both 26,5 meters long, an average of 6,5 meters wide and have a height of about 5 meters.

The stairs where completed in 1996.

Picture made March 16,2003

Three sluice

This Sluice is the first of three sluice build in this area around 1250. The sluice where made for Rijswijk en Schipluiden, on the insert on the picture you see the weapons of the sluice of "Schipluiden".

Renovations

These weapons where place on this sluice during renovations in 1639 and 1653.

The original sluice of "Vlaardinger Ambacht" was replaced by the current one. Both other sluice where removed after this.

Picture taken on March 16

"Weeshuis der hervormden"

Architect G.J. Bosma built this orphanage in the year 1893. G.J. Bosma was a the Hague resident. Up to 1898 it wasn't only used for the harbouring of orphans, it also was used for the elderly.

No longer a orphanage

They stopped using this as an orphanage in 1960 and got a social / cultural function. This building survived two demolishing decisions and was renovated during 1992 and 1993.

At this time it is mostly used as a health center. It has also some appartements in it.


Picture taken March 16, 2003

Since 1790

The Mill as it is now was build in 1790. During this period Vlaardingen had 2 mayors Antony Ruiterus en Abraham van Ryn.

not the first Mill

It wasn't the first mill on this place, in 1407 there was a wooden mill. This wooden mill was replaced in 1686 by another wooden mill but with a stone fundament. It was used to grind for bakkeries and distillers.

Bad shape

In the early 1900's the maintenance on the mill was terrible and around 1920 they removed the top with the wings and it was used as a watch tower and bill board.

New Life

In the period of 1956 through 1957 the mill was restored and got his current name "Aeolus" after the Greek God of wind.

The Mill is now still used to grind since 1977.

(current pictures where taken on 16-3-2003)

The Pelmolen is an historical building which used to be an warehouse. After it had no more function as a warehouse, they decided to make it an apartment complex. Just before that it caught fire, the building was saved and now it does serve as an apartment building