Hulsel (NB): St. Clemens (H.R.
Hendriks, 1888-1889)
In 1809 the old church of hulsel, after
having been in protestant hands for over 150 years, was restituted to
the catholics of that village. Nothing remains of that church since it
was demolished in 1888. That same year work began on a new church,
designed by H.R. Hendriks, who had a building firm in Oss and was not
a real architect. Yet, he managed to build an attractive little church. The neo-Romanesque style
of the church was a little unusual for a catholic church
of that time, when neo-Gothicism was still the standard. The church as
it was built was a one-aisled cruciform building. The choir was replaced by
a bigger one, designed by W.Th. van Aalst, in 1900. This new
choir was also in neo-Romanesque style. Side-aisles were added in 1936-1937.
These are sometimes attributed to H.W. Valk, but this seems unlikely. No reference to
this assignment can be found in Valk's archive, while the side-aisles are
very simple and lack any similarity with the rest of his
work.
In 1809 the old church of hulsel, after
having been in protestant hands for over 150 years, was restituted to
the catholics of that village. Nothing remains of that church since it
was demolished in 1888. That same year work began on a new church,
designed by H.R. Hendriks, who had a building firm in Oss and was not
a real architect. Yet, he managed to build an attractive little church. The neo-Romanesque style
of the church was a little unusual for a catholic church
of that time, when neo-Gothicism was still the standard. The church as
it was built was a one-aisled cruciform building. The choir was replaced by
a bigger one, designed by W.Th. van Aalst, in 1900. This new
choir was also in neo-Romanesque style. Side-aisles were added in 1936-1937.
These are sometimes attributed to H.W. Valk, but this seems unlikely. No reference to
this assignment can be found in Valk's archive, while the side-aisles are
very simple and lack any similarity with the rest of his
work.
