Comments on: Huis Van’t Sestich http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41986 CherryPie Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:56:07 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41986 They do have that look about them :-) They do have that look about them :-)

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41972 james higham Mon, 27 Jul 2015 09:05:15 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41972 Could we not take the window frames as the Christian cross? Could we not take the window frames as the Christian cross?

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41969 CherryPie Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:50:23 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41969 HaHaHa. I do confess to rather liking the gables ;-) HaHaHa. I do confess to rather liking the gables ;-)

]]> By: Alan http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41968 Alan Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:07:54 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41968 The facade looks to me what I would consider to be typical dutch with their stupid gables. The facade looks to me what I would consider to be typical dutch with their stupid gables.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41963 CherryPie Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:57:53 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41963 I agree, it is nice :-) I agree, it is nice :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41962 CherryPie Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:56:39 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41962 Very interesting, thank you :-) That small bit of information in the post is all I could find out about it. Very interesting, thank you :-) That small bit of information in the post is all I could find out about it.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41961 CherryPie Sun, 26 Jul 2015 13:53:31 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41961 It is a fascinating frontage, I would love to know a bit more about it. It is a fascinating frontage, I would love to know a bit more about it.

]]> By: Ayush http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41960 Ayush Sun, 26 Jul 2015 10:22:19 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41960 i like the brick work, CP i like the brick work, CP

]]> By: Chrysalis http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41957 Chrysalis Sun, 26 Jul 2015 03:17:02 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41957 Whups, make that "Xi" rather than Theta. Although the earliest symbols for both resemble crosses rather than straight lines used today, note in the links below that "Xi" has a numeric value of 60 - just like LX means 60 in Roman numerals on the building (and the sign tells us it's a play on "Sestich.") Also note that the lower case Greek symbol for "Xi" looks very similar to the Greek symbol for a hexagon. Xi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_%28letter%29 Hex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagon Not sure how a hexagon plays into 60 other than some Ptolemian thing (I'm not a mathlete), but Xi's lower case greek symbol and a hexagon ARE nearly identical nonetheless Whups, make that “Xi” rather than Theta. Although the earliest symbols for both resemble crosses rather than straight lines used today, note in the links below that “Xi” has a numeric value of 60 – just like LX means 60 in Roman numerals on the building (and the sign tells us it’s a play on “Sestich.”)

Also note that the lower case Greek symbol for “Xi” looks very similar to the Greek symbol for a hexagon.

Xi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_%28letter%29

Hex

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagon

Not sure how a hexagon plays into 60 other than some Ptolemian thing (I’m not a mathlete), but Xi’s lower case greek symbol and a hexagon ARE nearly identical nonetheless

]]> By: Chrysalis http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2015/07/25/huis-vant-sestich/comment-page-1/#comment-41955 Chrysalis Sun, 26 Jul 2015 02:06:49 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=15932#comment-41955 Beautiful brickwork, but here's a puzzle. Since the Star of David wasn't associated formally with the Jewish faith until the 17th century, but the family settled there in the 15th century, do you suppose the Magen Stars are a later additive for Jewish heritage, or is it possible the hexagrams and crosses instead might be some configuration of "hex" and "theta" in Greek to compliment the Roman LX? Beautiful brickwork, but here’s a puzzle. Since the Star of David wasn’t associated formally with the Jewish faith until the 17th century, but the family settled there in the 15th century, do you suppose the Magen Stars are a later additive for Jewish heritage, or is it possible the hexagrams and crosses instead might be some configuration of “hex” and “theta” in Greek to compliment the Roman LX?

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