De Kleine Molen, Stiens

De Kleine Molen, Stiens
De Kleine Molen, Stiens
	De Kleine Molen, May 2008.
Origin
Mill name	De Kleine Molen; Binnema's Molen;
Mill location	Brédijk, 9051HZ, Stiens
Coordinates	53°15′15″N5°45′49″E / 53.25417°N 5.76361°E Coordinates: 53°15′15″N5°45′49″E / 53.25417°N 5.76361°E
Operator(s)	Stichting De Fryske Mole
Year built	1913;109 years ago; 1968;54 years ago (restored); 1988;34 years ago (moved)
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	One storey smock
Base storeys	Low base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
Auxiliary power	Electric motor
Type of pump	Centrifugal pump
Other information	Smallest mill of its type in the Netherlands.

Last updated May 03, 2022

De Kleine Molen (English: The Little Mill) is a smock mill in Stiens, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1913 and moved in 1988. The mill is the smallest of its type in the Netherlands. In working order, it is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Kleine Molen was originally built in 1913, it is also known as Binnema's Molen. It was restored in 1968. It was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole on 1 March 1987, the 40th mill bought by that organisation. The mill was moved 60 metres (66 yd) in 1988 by millwright Tacoma of Stiens.^[1] The smallest mill of its type in the Netherlands, it is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 24546.^[2]

Description

De Kleine Molen is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a single storey smock mill on a low base. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost to ground level. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are thatched.^[1] The sails are Common sails They have a span of 9.00 metres (29 ft 6 in). The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft,^[1] which was cast by the Gietijzerij Hardinxveld-Giessendam in 1986.^[3] The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 27 cogs. This drives the wallower (15 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft a crown wheel with 25 cogs drives a shaft via a pinion with 15 cogs. At the other end of this shaft a wallower with 40 teeth drives a centrifugal pump via a gearwheel with 20 teeth. The pump can also be driven by electricity.^[1]

Public access

De Kleine Molen is open to the public by appointment.^[2]

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References

Dutch Rijksmonument 24546

1 2 3 4 Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. pp. 159, 259. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.
1 2 "Stiens, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
↑ "De Kleine Molen of Binnema Molen te Stiens, Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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[Friese-1] 1 2 3 4 Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. pp. 159, 259. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.

[Data-2] 1 2 "Stiens, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

[Over-3] "De Kleine Molen of Binnema Molen te Stiens, Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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