De Verrekijker, Bergharen
| De Verrekijker, Bergharen | |
|---|---|
 The mill in September 2010 | |
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| Origin | |
| Mill name | De Verrekijker |
| Mill location | Molenweg 53, 6617 BC, Bergharen |
| Coordinates | 51°51′20″N 5°40′30″E / 51.85556°N 5.67500°E |
| Operator(s) | Private |
| Year built | 1904 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| Storeys | Three storeys |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Windshaft | cast iron |
| Winding | Tailpole and winch |
De Verrekijker (English: The Spyglass) is a tower mill in Bergharen, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1904 and has been converted to a holiday cottage. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
History
[edit]There was a post mill on this site in 1313, when it was sold to the Cistercians of Alten Camp, near Xanten (now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). A post mill was struck by lightning and destroyed on 31 December 1486. It was replaced by a new mill.[1] The mill immediately preceding the current mill was a post mill that was struck by lightning in 1903 and destroyed,[2] but not by fire; the damage done rendered the mill beyond repair.[1]
De Verrekijker was built in 1904 by millwright Willem Coppes of Bergharen. In 1962, the mill was stripped of its machinery and converted to a holiday cottage. The mill can turn in the wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, № 9303.[1]
Description
[edit]De Verrekijker is what the Dutch call a "Beltmolen". It is a three storey tower mill built on a mound.[1] The cap is covered n dakleer.[3] Winding is by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails, which have a span of 25.10 metres (82 ft 4 in). They are carried on a cast iron windshaft which was cast by Merckx in 1897. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 86 cogs. No other machinery remains.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Bergharen, Gelderland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ "De Verrekijker 2e voorganger, Bergharen" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ Stenvert, Ronald. "Bergharen (gemeente Wijchen)" (in Dutch). Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren. Retrieved 26 October 2014.