Former cheese warehouse In 1888 Joh. Verschuur and son from Rotterdam built this cheese warehouse. The building refers to the farmhouse cheese that was made and traded on a large scale in the area. However, this cheese warehouse soon lost its original function. It was used as a grain store, metal company and after the […]
Former bakery
Former Bakery (Voorm. Bakkerij) This building probably dates from the end of the 18th century. A bakery was located here until well into the 20th century. Until 1839 there was a passage to the former Roman Catholic church along this plot. In the 19th century it was renovated and the front and side facade were modernized. […]
Overvecht: from peat meadow area to a residential area
Overvecht: from peat meadow area to residential area You are in a peat meadow area that was created in 2005. Until about 1960, the whole of Overvecht was a peat meadow area and consisted of narrow strips of land, dikes and ditches. It originated in the 12th and 13th century through large-scale cultivation of the […]
Grift Bridge 1917
Grift bridge “1917” The first horse tram in Utrecht was taken into use in 1879 for the connection with Zeist via the Biltstraat. A second line followed in 1889, connecting the Hoogelanden within the city via the Oudegracht with the Ledig Erf. In June 1906, the first electric tram came into service in Utrecht, which […]
The Plompetower
The Plompetoren The canal: from defense line to city park The impressive Plompetoren, almost 40 meters high, protected the entrance to the Plompetorengracht for centuries. Initially, the underpass was in the tower itself, but around 1540 a new water gate was made next to the tower. This new entrance was defended with cannons from the […]
Castle “De Haar”
Landgoed Haarzuilens includes the imposing Kasteel de Haar with its castle gardens, the village of Haarzuilens and the surrounding lands. There is something for everyone in the area: a visit to a castle, a nice walk or bike ride in nature and a lunch or picnic in between these activities. Castle the hair Few castles […]
tempered glass
Armored glass Until the 1970s, the only measure to prevent attacks on or sabotage of the telecommunications network was simply to lock the front doors after closing time. After the train hijackings and hostage-taking, but also with the emergence of terrorist groups such as the Bader Meinhof and RaRa, there was a growing awareness that […]
Telephone exchange office 2010
Telephone exchange 2010 This photo shows one of the four telephone exchanges in the building around the turn of the century. With this exchange, telephone traffic between other exchanges, including those of the other telephone providers, was processed. The exchange was previously included in the national telephone traffic network. Other exchanges in the building processed […]
Connection technology old and new
Connection technology old and new In 1990, a wing of the building partially tore off due to the weight of the cable packages that ran meters thick through the building, which is seen on the image on the left. With the current fiber optic technology, the transmission capacity of the left image has been more […]
Interlocal manual switchboard
Interlocal manual switchboard After the completion of the post office, a manual switchboard was set up in 1926 for telephone traffic with places outside the city of Utrecht. This manual switchboard was located on the second floor and was operated by telephone operators. Anyone who wanted to call someone outside Utrecht requested the call from […]