Lage Mierde (NB): St. Stephanus
 The church of Lage Mierde largely dates
from the 15th century. The tower is an early example of Campine
Gothicism, the regional variant
of Brabantine Gothicism. Typical for
this style are the rounded shape of the decorative niches and the heavy
buttresses. A bit unusual of this tower is the difference in position
of the buttresses. Those at the front are diagonally positioned, while
those at the back are positioned square on the tower walls. The nave also is
from the 15th century, and is of the basilican type, but with rather small windows in the
clerestorey. This is also not unusual for this region. The original choir
was replaced by a transept and a new choir, both in neo-Gothic style and
designed by J. van Gils, in 1912. The current spire on the tower is also
by Van Gils.
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