De Haag ( en, The Hedge) is a

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which was built in 1706 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a

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History

A mill has stood in Beuningen since 1382. The previous mill was blown down c.1704 and ''De Haag'' was built to replace it. The mill was in the ownership of the De Pol family from 1825 to 1982. From 1900, a

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was used to provide auxiliary power, it being mentioned frequently in advertisements in ''De Molenaar''. The mill stopped working by wind c.1940. The mill was restored in 1953, with some second-hand sails being fitted. Despite advertising in ''De Molenaar'' for a miller, no-one could be found to work the mill and it remained idle. In 1982, the mill was sold to the Gemeente Beuingen. The mill was completely rebuilt and moved to a new site away. It was officially reopened on 4 November 1994 and has since been regularly worked. It is listed as a

, № 9536.

Description

The mill is what the Dutch describe as a "Standerdmolen". It is a post mill with a single storey octagonal roundhouse. The roof of the mill is covered in

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. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are

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. They have a span of . The sails are carried on a

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''windshafthead'', which was cast by Smulder of

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at a wooden windshaft. The wooden ''windshaft'' also carries the wooden ''brake wheel'' which has teeth on the front and rear faces. The front face of the ''brake wheel'' has 65 teeth. It drives a pair of diameter Cullen

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s via a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 12 staves. The rear face of the ''brake wheel'' has 59 teeth. It drives a pair of French Burr millstones via a ''lantern pinion stone nut'' which has 11 staves. With this arrangement, the millstones are driven in opposite directions.

Public access

''De Haag'' is open on Saturdays between 09:00 and 16:00. It is also open whenever it is working, or by appointment.

References

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Detailed history of the mill
{{Dutch Windmills Windmills in Gelderland Windmills completed in 1704 Post mills in the Netherlands Grinding mills in the Netherlands Agricultural buildings in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in Gelderland Beuningen