De Hoop, Dokkum
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De Hoop is a smock mill in Dokkum
, Friesland
, Netherlands
which was built in 1847 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 13186.
"De Grote Molen" (English The Great Mill), which had stood until 1840. The millwright
was Gerrit P de Boer. The mill was a corn and barley mill. The successive owners of the mill were Dijkstra, Kint, Kiestra, Kloosterman and Banga. The mill was sold to Edo Broekema in 1924. Just after the end of the Second World War, the sails were made more efficient. One pair of Commons sails was fitted with streamlined leading edges. The other pair were replaced by Ten Have sails. In 1949, the winding mechanism from a corn mill in Uithoorn
, Noord Holland was fitted. The mill was restored in 1965 by millwright
Doornbosch of Adorp
, Groningen
. In 1967, the mill passed to Broekma's sons, Kor and Popke. Through this long ownership by the Broekema family, the mill was known locally as De molen van Broekema. In 1991, the mill was sold to the Gemeente Dongeradeel
, who transferred it to the Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel in 1994. In 1995, the cap and machinery were repaired by millwright Jellema of Birdaard in preparation for restoration to full working order, which was achieved in 1999.
Dokkum
Dokkum is a Dutch fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. It has 13,145 inhabitants . The fortifications of Dokkum are well preserved and are known as the bolwerken . - History :...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
which was built in 1847 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...
, number 13186.
History
De Hoop was built in 1849 On the site of the standerdmolenPost mill
The post mill is the earliest type of European windmill. The defining feature is that the whole body of the mill that houses the machinery is mounted on a single vertical post, around which it can be turned to bring the sails into the wind. The earliest post mills in England are thought to have...
"De Grote Molen" (English The Great Mill), which had stood until 1840. The millwright
Millwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
was Gerrit P de Boer. The mill was a corn and barley mill. The successive owners of the mill were Dijkstra, Kint, Kiestra, Kloosterman and Banga. The mill was sold to Edo Broekema in 1924. Just after the end of the Second World War, the sails were made more efficient. One pair of Commons sails was fitted with streamlined leading edges. The other pair were replaced by Ten Have sails. In 1949, the winding mechanism from a corn mill in Uithoorn
Uithoorn
Uithoorn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Population centres :The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn.- History :...
, Noord Holland was fitted. The mill was restored in 1965 by millwright
Millwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
Doornbosch of Adorp
Adorp
Adorp is a village in the municipality of Winsum, in the Netherlands. It is located about 6 km north of Groningen.Until 1990, Adorp was a separate municipality.Adorp is next to Sauwerd and Groningen...
, Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. In 1967, the mill passed to Broekma's sons, Kor and Popke. Through this long ownership by the Broekema family, the mill was known locally as De molen van Broekema. In 1991, the mill was sold to the Gemeente Dongeradeel
Dongeradeel
- History :Dongeradeel was created in 1984 from a merger of the old municipalities Westdongeradeel, Oostdongeradeel, and Dokkum. The new municipality is still colloquially referred to in the plural, "de Dongeradelen".- Population centres :...
, who transferred it to the Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel in 1994. In 1995, the cap and machinery were repaired by millwright Jellema of Birdaard in preparation for restoration to full working order, which was achieved in 1999.
Description
De Hoop is what the Dutch describe as a "stellingmolen" . It is a three storey smock mill on a three storey base. The stage is at third floor level, 7.44 metre above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails on the inner sailstock are Common sails, with leading edges streamlined on the Fok system. They have a span of 22.75 metre. The sails on the outer sailstock are Ten Have sails, with leading edges fitted with aerofoils on the Van Bussel system. They have a span of 22.3 metre. The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by A Sterkman en Zoon, 's-Gravenhage. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 63 cogs. This drives the wallower (32 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 101 cogs, drives the lantern pinion stone nut, which has 25 staves. This drives the 1.4 metre diameter millstones.Millers
Reference :-- Dijkstra
- Kwint
- Kiestra
- Kloosterman
- Banga ( -1924)
- Edo Broekema (1924–67)
- Kor Broekema (1967–91)
- Popke Broekeme (1967–91)