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Peperstraat, Aalten (no longer extant)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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Stad Munster Lodging House in Peperstraat, Aalten (image AI-generated based on an old photograph).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Stad Munster Lodging House was once an important rest stop for travellers and mail coaches. It stood in Peperstraat, situated between the former post office and ‘De Postiljon’, opposite Stegers. Following the municipal reorganisation of 1816, it briefly served as a courthouse (Rechthuis). In 1873, the building was completely destroyed by fire and was never rebuilt. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Coaching Inn for the Diligence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In previous centuries, when the mail coach\u2014or diligence\u2014was the official mode of transport, \u2018Logement Stad Munster\u2019 (also known as \u2018Hotel Wamelink\u2019) functioned as a coaching inn for the diligence and a place of rest for weary travellers. Those embarking on a long journey who could afford it would board at Hotel Wamelink, after which the journey continued, jolting and bumping towards its destination. Those with less to spend put on their \u2018steffels\u2019 (boots) and undertook the journey on foot; a walk to Arnhem or Zutphen was no rarity in those days. People had the time. Stad Munster welcomed travellers of all kinds, such as a manufacturer from Armenti\u00e8res in France, a merchant from Stadlohn, and a clerk on foot from Oosterwijk. Three English factory workers from Manchester, Ashton, and Oldham once stayed there for two months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wamelink Family<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 1823, Johanna Maria Martha Mensinck was registered at this address as the lodging house keeper. She was the widow of Gerrit Jan Wamelink, who had passed away<\/a> in 1822. Johanna died<\/a> in 1854. Their son, Lambertus Hermanus Wamelink, continued the business. In 1852, at the age of 39, he had married Johanna Catharina Heming. After her death<\/a> in 1854, he remarried Wilhelmina Louisa Hendrina Meijrink in 1856. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On 2 April 1873, a violent thunderstorm broke out over Aalten. Labourers in the fields fled into barns and garden sheds. Thunder rolled incessantly and lightning filled the sky. Suddenly, a loud crack was heard, and shortly thereafter, everyone could hear the tolling of the fire bell in the church tower above the sound of the rain. A lightning strike had hit the building next to the lodging house, which was occupied by Mr Van Eerden and the national tax collector, Mr Boudewijn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the fire wardens arrived, both buildings were engulfed in flames. The fire engines could do little against such a blaze. The old lodging house\u2014the pride of the Wamelinks, who had lived there since the beginning of the 18th century\u2014burnt to the ground, as did the adjacent house on the corner of Kerkstraat. The lodging house was never rebuilt, and the site has remained an open passage between Peperstraat and Het Hoge Blik ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Overview is incomplete.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Year<\/th>Plot<\/th>Owner<\/th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1832<\/td>I-1152<\/td>widow of Gerrit Jan Wamelink <\/td>490 m\u00b2 house, barn<\/td><\/tr>
1858<\/td>I-2011I-2012<\/td>widow of Gerrit Jan Wamelinkheirs of Lambertus Hermanus Wamelink <\/td>490 m\u00b2 house, yard260 m\u00b2 barn, stabling<\/td><\/tr>
1863<\/td>I-2011I-2012<\/td>Wilhelmina Louisa Hendrina Meijerink,lodging house keeper<\/em><\/td>490 m\u00b2 house, yard260 m\u00b2 barn, stabling<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Residents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Population register 1823-1838<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aalten 256<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johanna Maria Martha Mensinck<\/strong> (Winterswijk, 16-08-1788), lodging house keeper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Widow of Gerrit Jan Wamelink.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population register 1838-1850<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aalten 271<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johanna Maria Martha Mensinck<\/strong> (Winterswijk, 16-08-1788), lodging house keeper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population register 1850-1860<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aalten 271<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johanna Maria Martha Mensinck<\/strong> (Winterswijk, 16-08-1788), lodging house keeper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next residents, son and daughter in law:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lambertus Hermanus Wamelink<\/strong> (Aalten, 18-02-1813)(1) Johanna Catharina Heming<\/strong> (Vreden\/D, 02-07-1822)(2) Wilhelmina Louisa Hendrina Meijerink<\/strong> (Aalten, 06-11-1823)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population register 1860-1870<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aalten 271<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilhelmina Louisa Hendrina Meijerink<\/strong> (Aalten, 06-11-1823), lodging house keeper<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Population register 1870-1880<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Aalten 348<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilhelmina Louisa Hendrina Meijerink<\/strong> (Aalten, 06-11-1823), lodging house keeper<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Features<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cadastral no.<\/td>I-11441<\/td><\/tr>
Function<\/td>Lodging house<\/td><\/tr>
Year of construction<\/td>unknown<\/td><\/tr>
Burned down<\/td>1873<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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