De Phenix, Marrum

De Phenix, Marrum
De Phenix, February 2009.
Origin
Mill name	De Phenix
Mill location	Nieuweweg 3, 9073 GN Marrum
Coordinates	53°19′15″N5°49′09″E / 53.3208°N 5.8192°E / 53.3208; 5.8192
Operator(s)	Stichting De Fryske Mole
Year built	1917
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two-storey smock
Base storeys	Single-storey base
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
Auxiliary power	Diesel engine
Type of pump	Archimedes' screw

De Phenix (English: The Phoenix ) is a smock mill in Marrum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1917. The mill has been restored to working order and is used to train millers. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15602. ^[1]

History

The first mill on this site was built by millwright J T Kingma of Ternaard in 1845. ^[2] It drained the Ferwerd polder. ^[3] In August 1916, it was struck by lightning and burnt down. To replace it, the sawmill De Phenix was moved from Leeuwarden. ^[2] At one time, the mill was fitted with Patent sails. ^[3] Auxiliary power was originally by a portable engine, later replaced by a Petter Mc Larren diesel engine. On 4 May 1976, the mill was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole (English: Frisian Mills Foundation). New sails were fitted in 1977 and a new Archimedes' screw was fitted in 1983. Since 1977, the mill has been used as a training mill where millers can learn their craft. ^[2] Further restoration work was carried out in 1997. ^[4]

Description

For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.

De Phenix is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a two-storey smock mill on a single-storey 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. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 21.50 metres (70 ft 6 in). The sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft. which was cast by Prins van Oranje, The Hague, South Holland in 1888. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 60 cogs. This drives the wallower (33 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft the crown wheel, which has 39 cogs drives a gearwheel with 32 cogs on the axle of the Archimedes' screw. The axle of the Archimedes' screw is 480 millimetres (1 ft 7 in) diameter. The screw is 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) diameter and 5.30 metres (17 ft 5 in) long. It is inclined at 17°. Each revolution of the screw lifts 1,272 litres (280 imp gal) of water. ^[2]

Public access

De Phenix is open to the public by appointment. ^[5]

References

1. "De Phenix te Marrum te Marrum, Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
2. Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. pp. 137, 259. ISBN   90-330-1522-6.
3. "Marrum, Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
4. "De Phenix te Marrum, Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
5. "De Phenix te Marrum, Informatie" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2010.