Wall anchors were used in old buildings in the Netherlands to connect the beams of a floor with the brick wall to prevent the wall from bending outwards. They often had the shape of a couple of nummers to indicate the age of the building. Sometimes they had the shape of a letter like X or Y, or a simple I. When my guests and I took the trip under the city of Den Bosch, we saw a lot of old buildings and of course we couldn't overlook the wall anchors.Foreigners often ask what they are used for. For further information read this excellent article, by clicking on more
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mooie foto's, ik wil er ook een keer naartoe!
This is fascinating. I never knew how that was done or why. That's what I love about blogging. There are new things to learn every day.
I'm posting very early today, which is Tuesday for me. Tomorrow will be too busy to sit in front of the computer for far too long. (:0)
We have them here in UK on old buildings, reader wil - we call them wall ties.
More charming pictures -- thanks, Reader Wil.
I read the article about the anchors and early architecture of the brick buildings. It was really interesting and we have similar old buildings in the town where I live. The next time I am down on our Main Street I will look for these anchors on our buildings. Very interesting post Wil.
Great timing for this post, Wil. Just yesterday I saw such an iron on an old building in Jerusalem. Now that I learn from you they are called wall anchors (or wall ties), I'll know how to research it. Thanks for the link, too.
And your photos are beautiful, as always.
Hi Reader Wil,
What a good idea to use X-shapes. ha! How ae you? My ABC is up, quess whats my X?
Happy ABC from JoAnn
What a clever idea. If we have them here, I have missed them but then I wasn't looking. Now I will be.
Just finished the movie of The Hiding Place that you mentioned a while back. I liked the book more but really enjoyed a small segment at the end of the movie of Corrie herself. What an amazing woman.
Cool!
Comfort Spiral
Extremely interesting (and thank you for the link). I have seen them several places in several countries and wondered what they were. A day is never wasted when one learns something new.
Des photos très marquantes pour des bâtiments pleins de caractère.
En France aussi, ce systèmede construction est utilisé !
Merci pour la visite offerte par le diaporama ci-dessous !
Great Xs...and very interesting info...I've never heard of wall anchors..
It is rare to see them around here, Wil, but I have seen them but mostly a rod with a place on the end and a nut threaded on the rod over the plate. Serves the same purpose. The X ones made a nicer picture.
I've never heard of wall anchors before. That was informative.
How fascinating! Do they still do this with new buildings?
I do remember these from the UK but had no idea what they were. You have got me on a mission now to see if we have any on the island's older building. Always learning especially on your blog.
Hi Wil,
How interesting to learn about wall anchors. I had never heard of them before either. I agree with the other poster. We learn so much by reading blogs. How other people live, and about their hopes, dreams, and sometimes, sorrows.
You lead such an interesting life, too, Wil, always going to beautiful places. I am a lot like you, I love going places.
Take care!
Renie
Something new every day, and very interesting as well!
I'd never heard of this - great X....
Good choice for the meme!
I never knew this..Wonderful Info. Thanks Ms.Wil! :)
I was not familiar. Thanks!
I have ALWAYS wondered what those were! I have asked many people but nobody could ever answer the question! Thank you so much!
Thank you for this great information, Reader Wil. I've just seen these anchors on several other posts this morning, but no one said what they were. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity! I've never seen anything like this before, perhaps they were used only in European construction?
A truly interesting X post. I think I saw some on my trip to France, but had no idea what they were. Thanks for the info.
Now I know what they are for!
So unusual and interesting. Look like art pieces. Well done X post.
We had them too on our old house
They look quite good actually
Great post! We have them here too, as I'm sure you know. We call them 'ties', because they tie the building together internally. There are many here in my village because a lot of the buildings are quite old.
I remember these kind wall anchors on the old houses of Charleston, South Carolina. But I remember they were not in X-shape. Thanks for sharing.
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