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Meiberg 13, Aalten (demolished)<\/p>\n\n

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The Plymouth Brethren (the Assembly of Believers), also locally known as the Darbisten<\/a> (Darbyites), held their first meetings in Aalten in 1882. In the early years, the believers gathered in a residential house on the Bodenvoor<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1902, a simple meeting hall was built on a connecting path between Oosterkerkstraat and Meiberg. The small building served as the congregation’s place of assembly for decades. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relocation and Demolition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 1968, shortly before its demolition, the old little church was documented in photographs. A few years later, in 1974, the congregation moved into a new building<\/a>, which was also located on Meiberg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following its sale, the old meeting hall became the property of Spinkat<\/a> and was ultimately demolished. With its removal, a piece of early 20th-century church history vanished from the Aalten streetscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Owners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This list is incomplete.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1904<\/td>I-5059<\/td>Bernadus Hermanus Brethouwere.c., shopkeeper & farmer<\/td>185 m\u00b2 meeting hall & yard<\/td><\/tr>
1958<\/td>I-8442<\/td>Stichting “Ons Vergaderlokaal”,Aalten<\/td>840 m\u00b2 house, meeting hall,garden<\/td><\/tr>
1974<\/td>I-8442<\/td>N.V. “van Katwijk’s Industrie\u00ebn”,Aalten<\/td>840 m\u00b2 house, meeting hall,garden, sheds & yard<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cadastral no.<\/td>I-11924<\/td><\/tr>
Function<\/td>Meeting hall<\/td><\/tr>
Year of construction<\/td>1902<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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