In 1950 Godfried Bomans began his Teisterbant club on the Grote Markt and he was able to rent this guild house and garden as a summer meeting place, which he dubbed "Het Paradijsje" (small paradise).
Erik of het klein insectenboek (English translation: Erik or the small book of insects) is a 2004 Dutch family film, based on the homonymous book of Godfried Bomans and co-produced with among others the Danish company Zeitgeist.
He bought a house on the corner of the Haarlemmerhout park, where he was often seen taking walks and served as an inspiration for Godfried Bomans, among others.
Godfried Danneels | Godfried Bomans | Fane's mother, Mary Stanhope in 1702, by Godfried Schalcken |