Molen van Makkum
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The Molen van Makkum is a smock mill at Makkum, Drenthe
, the Netherlands
which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 8889.
which blew down on 18 January 1906. It was the last post mill standing in Drenthe. The mill stood on the opposite side of the road than its replacement.
The new mill was built for Lucas Reinds of Beilen. The former polder mill De Groeve was moved from Zuidlaren
and re-erected at Makkum. A new pair of sails were fitted in 1944 by millwright
H Wiersma of Scheemda
, Groningen
. In 1957, one of the sail stocks broke, and the mill ceased to work. Restoration started in 1961 and was completed in 1964. This work was done by millwrights Doornbos and Schiemda. New sails were fitted and the mill returned to working order. During the night of 12-13 November 1973, the mill was damaged in a storm. The cap and sails were blown off the mill on 13 January 1992. The sails and windshaft were damaged beyond repair. The mill was restored in 1997 by millwright Dijkstra of Sloten
, Friesland
.
s via a lantern pinion stone nut with 23 staves.
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
, the 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 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 8889.
History
This mill replaced a post millPost 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...
which blew down on 18 January 1906. It was the last post mill standing in Drenthe. The mill stood on the opposite side of the road than its replacement.
The new mill was built for Lucas Reinds of Beilen. The former polder mill De Groeve was moved from Zuidlaren
Zuidlaren
Zuidlaren is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug....
and re-erected at Makkum. A new pair of sails were fitted in 1944 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...
H Wiersma of Scheemda
Scheemda
Scheemda is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Since January 1, 2010 it forms a part of Oldambt.- Population centres :Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee....
, 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 1957, one of the sail stocks broke, and the mill ceased to work. Restoration started in 1961 and was completed in 1964. This work was done by millwrights Doornbos and Schiemda. New sails were fitted and the mill returned to working order. During the night of 12-13 November 1973, the mill was damaged in a storm. The cap and sails were blown off the mill on 13 January 1992. The sails and windshaft were damaged beyond repair. The mill was restored in 1997 by millwright Dijkstra of Sloten
Sloten
Sloten is the name of two towns in the Netherlands:* Sloten, Friesland, the city in the municipality of Gaasterlân-Sleat* Sloten, Amsterdam, village in North Holland...
, 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...
.
Description
The Molen van Makkum is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante grondzeiler". It is a smock mill without a stage, the sails reaching down almost to ground level. The four Common sails, which have a span of 19 metre, have leading edges streamlined on the Fok system. They are carried in a cast iron windshaft which was cast by Fabrikaat IJzergieterij Hardinxveld in 1998. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 57 cogs. This drives the wallower (28 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 70 cogs drives the 1.4 metre diameter French Burr millstoneMillstone
Millstones or mill stones are used in windmills and watermills, including tide mills, for grinding wheat or other grains.The type of stone most suitable for making millstones is a siliceous rock called burrstone , an open-textured, porous but tough, fine-grained sandstone, or a silicified,...
s via a lantern pinion stone nut with 23 staves.