A hollow post mill at the
Netherlands Open Air Museum,
Arnhem,
Gelderland
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was originally built at
Gouda
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South Holland
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, Netherlands. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the museum. The mill has been restored to working order.
History
The mill was originally built to drain the Oude en Nieuwe Goudse Polder at
Gouda
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* Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
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** Gouda railway station
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,
South Holland
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. It was dismantled in 1946 and re-erected at the
Netherlands Open Air Museum,
Arnhem,
Gelderland
Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...
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The mill was restored to working order in 2009.
Description
The mill is what the Dutch describe as a ''Weidemolen'' ( en, 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
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. They have a span of . 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''.
[ At the bottom of the ''upright shaft'' a centrifugal pump is driven.][
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Public access
The mill can be viewed externally during museum opening hours.[
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See also
Windmills in Arnhem
* De Hoop
* De Kroon
Windmills in the Netherlands Open Air Museum
* Boktjasjker
* Het Fortuyn
* Huizermolen
* Mijn Genoegen
* Spinnenkop
*Arnhem post mill (1989)
A hollow post mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Wormer, North Holland, Netherlands. During World War I, it was moved to Langweer, Friesland. It was dismantled in 1960 and re-erecte ...
*Arnhem smock mill (1960)
The smock mill at the Netherlands Open Air Museum, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands was originally built at Noordlaren, Groningen, Netherlands in 1862. It was dismantled in 1953 and re-erected at the museum in 1960. The mill has been restored t ...
References
External links
Openluchtmuseum webpage about the mill
{{Dutch Windmills
Windmills in Gelderland
Windmills completed in 1946
Post mills in the Netherlands
Windpumps in the Netherlands
Agricultural buildings in the Netherlands
Buildings and structures in Arnhem