Enkhuizen - Zuiderkerk or St Pancraskerk

Near the east end of Westerstraat stands the Zuiderkerk or St Pancraskerk, which dates from the early 15th century. The tower was built in 1450 and heightened between 1518 and 1526 by the addition of an octagonal upper section and an onion dome (total height 75m/245ft). It has a carillon by the Hemony brothers (originally 35 bells, later increased to 45). The paintings on the timber ceiling (1484) were covered with whitewash at the Reformation but were exposed in the early 20th century by the removal of the whitewash.