The Annemie is a windmill located on the Boschdijk 1006 in

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. Built in 1891 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

. The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails have a

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of . The mill is a

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(nr 14637) since 15 August 1972.Annemie
on the Dutch monument registration site

History

The Annemie was built in 1891 by Antonius van Himbergen from

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, who also built

De Roosdonck De Roosdonck is a windmill located at the Gerwenseweg 2 in Nuenen, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1884, the windmill was initially planned to be built as a smock mill. After the structure collapsed soon after completion, ...

in Nuenen, which also used to function as a gristmill. In 1957, the mill was refurnished as a house, and the inner workings were removed, though main parts like the central axis and wheel were kept. In 1991, the mill was restored, and after consecutive maintenance works between 2005 and 2019, the mill is presently in reasonable condition. The Annemie is privately owned and used as living accommodations as well as an office, so visits are not possible.

Gallery

File:Ronde bakstenen beltmolen met gebroken buitenroede, vanaf de weg gezien - Acht - 20004456 - RCE.jpg, The mill with a broken

sail A sail is a tensile structure—which is made from fabric or other membrane materials—that uses wind power to propel sailing craft, including sailing ships, sailboats, windsurfers, ice boats, and even sail-powered land vehicles. Sails may ...

File:Ronde bakstenen beltmolen, in restauratie - Acht - 20004463 - RCE.jpg, The mill being restored File:Detail van bakstenen molen, doorgeroeste binnenroede - Acht - 20004461 - RCE.jpg, Close-up of the top half of the mill File:Detail van bakstenen molen, vergane kruilier - Acht - 20004459 - RCE.jpg, Detail of the "kruilier", used to turn the mill towards the wind

References

External links

*Chris Kolman t al.br>Annemie
in: Monumenten in Nederland - Noord-Brabant, Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg/ Waanders Uitgevers, Zeist/Zwolle, 1997, p. 153 {{Dutch Windmills Windmills in North Brabant Rijksmonuments in North Brabant Buildings and structures in Eindhoven

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