Molen van Schoonoord

*Molen van Schoonoord*
Molen van Schoonoord
Origin
Mill name	Molen van Schoonoord
Mill location	Tramstraat 22, 7848 BK Schoonoord
Coordinates	52°50′53″N6°45′22″E / 52.84806°N 6.75611°E Coordinates: 52°50′53″N6°45′22″E / 52.84806°N 6.75611°E
Operator(s)	Private
Year built	1903
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two-storey smock
Base storeys	Three-storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails, Van Bussel streamlined leading edges
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstones	One pair

Last updated September 27, 2019

The Molen van Schoonoord is a smock mill in Schoonoord, Netherlands. The mill was built in 1903 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33784.^[1] It is now used as living accommodation.

The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded or thatched tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This type of windmill got its name from its resemblance to smocks worn by farmers in an earlier period.

The Netherlands, sometimes informally called Holland, is a country located in Northwestern Europe with some overseas territories in the Caribbean. In Europe, it consists of 12 provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom. Together with three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba—it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian. In the northern parts of the country, Low German is also spoken.

A rijksmonument is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

History

A mill was built here in 1854. It stood until it was severely damaged in a storm in 1903, when the cap and sails were blown off.^[2] To replace it, a mill was moved here in 1903, having previously been used as an oil mill in Middelstum, Groningen,^[3] under the name Molen van Faber. The mill was built for J S de Vries.^[4] The mill was repaired in 1937 by millwright Christiaan Bremer of Adorp, Groningen. In 1946,^[3] Sails with leading edges streamlined using the Van Bussel system were fitted.^[1] The mill was working until 1952, and then stood idle.^[4] The mill was dismantled in 1978, the cap surviving alongside the mill. The smock survives to its full height, retaining the stage.^[3] The mill is used as living accommodation.^[5]

Middelstum is a village with a population of 2,419 in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Loppersum.

Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. It borders on Friesland to the west, Drenthe to the south, the German state of Lower Saxony to the east, and the Wadden Sea to the north. In 2014, it had a population of 582,640 and a total area of 2,960 km² (1,140 sq mi).

A millwright is a high-precision craftsman or skilled tradesperson who installs, dismantles, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.

Description

The Molen van Schoonoord is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen". It is a two-storey smock mill with a stage on a three-storey brick base.^[1] The stage is at second-floor level, 5.50 metres (18 ft 1 in) above ground level.^[4] The smock is thatched. The mill was winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails had a span of 18.00 metres (59 ft 1 in) and were carried in a cast-iron windshaft.^[1] The mill drove a single pair of millstones.^[3]

Millers

J S de Vries (1903- )
Anne Bos
W Wiertsema
W F Hindriks
H van den Berg

Reference for above:-^[4]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)
↑ "Database van Verdwenen Molens in Nederland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 17 October 2009. Enter 9136 in DB Nr field, then click on linked page
1 2 3 4 "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2009. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)
1 2 3 4 "(onbekend), Schoonoord" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
↑ "Molen in Schoonoord" (in Dutch). Gemeente Coevorden. Retrieved 17 October 2009.^{[ dead link ]}

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[Tech-1] 1 2 3 4 "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)

[Old-2] "Database van Verdwenen Molens in Nederland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 17 October 2009. Enter 9136 in DB Nr field, then click on linked page

[History-3] 1 2 3 4 "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2009. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)

[Data-4] 1 2 3 4 "(onbekend), Schoonoord" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 17 October 2009.

[House-5] "Molen in Schoonoord" (in Dutch). Gemeente Coevorden. Retrieved 17 October 2009.^{[ dead link ]}