Arnhem post mill (1989)

Arnhem post mill

The mill in July 2006.
Origin
Mill location Schelmseweg 89, 6816 SJ, Arnhem
52°00′37″N 5°54′33″E / 52.01028°N 5.90917°E / 52.01028; 5.90917
Operator(s) Netherlands Open Air Museum
Year built 1989
Information
Purpose Drainage mill
Type Hollow post mill
Number of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Wood
Winding Tail vane
Type of pump Centrifugal pump

A hollow post mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Wormer, North Holland, Netherlands. During World War I, it was moved to Langweer, Friesland. It was dismantled in 1960 and re-erected at the museum in 1989. The mill has been restored to working order.

History

The mill was originally built at Wormer, North Holland, Netherlands. During World War I, it was moved to Langweer, Friesland. It was dismantled in 1960 and re-erected at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland in 1989. The mill was severely damaged in a snowstorm in 2000. It was restored in 2003.[1]

Description

For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.

The mill is what the Dutch describe as a Weidemolen (English: Meadow mill). It is a small hollow post mill on a roundhouse. The mill is winded by tail vane. The buck and roundhouse are covered in boards. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 3.85 metres (12 ft 8 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 21 cogs. This drives the wallower (9 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft.[1] At the bottom of the upright shaft a centrifugal pump is driven.[2]

Public access

The mill can be viewed externally during museum opening hours.[1]

See also

Windmills in Arnhem

Windmills in the Netherlands Open Air Museum

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Arnhem, Gelderland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Openluchtmuseum (Weidemolen/aanbrengertje) te Arnhem, Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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