Arnhem post mill (1946)

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Arnhem post mill
Openluchtmuseum Arnhem weidemolen a.jpg
The mill in September 2009.
Arnhem post mill (1946)
Origin
Mill locationSchelmseweg 89, 6816 SJ, Arnhem
Coordinates 52°00′42″N5°54′33″E / 52.01167°N 5.90917°E / 52.01167; 5.90917 Coordinates: 52°00′42″N5°54′33″E / 52.01167°N 5.90917°E / 52.01167; 5.90917
Operator(s) Netherlands Open Air Museum
Year built1946
Information
Purpose Drainage mill
Type Hollow post mill
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Common sails
WindshaftWood
WindingTail vane
Type of pump Centrifugal pump

A hollow post mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the museum. The mill has been restored to working order.

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History

The mill was originally built to drain the Oude en Nieuwe Goudse Polder at Gouda, South Holland. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland. [1] The mill was restored to working order in 2009. [2]

Description

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 5.90 metres (19 ft 4 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 32 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

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References

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