The Molen van Schoonoord is a
smock mill in
Schoonoord,
Netherlands
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. The mill was built in 1903 and is listed as a
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
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History
A mill was built here in 1854. It stood until it was severely damaged in a storm in 1903, when the cap and sails were blown off.[ Enter 9136 in DB Nr field, then click on linked page] To replace it, a mill was moved here in 1903, having previously been used as an oil mill in Middelstum
Middelstum () is a village with a population of 2,419 in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Eemsdelta.
Middelstum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum.
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, Groningen
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
,[ under the name ''Molen van Faber''. The mill was built for J S de Vries.]millwright
A millwright is a craftsperson or skilled tradesperson who installs, dismantles, maintains, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.
The term ''millwright'' (also known as ''industrial mecha ...
Christiaan Bremer of Adorp, Groningen. In 1946,[ (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)] Sails with leading edges streamlined using the Van Bussel system were fitted.[ The mill was working until 1952, and then stood idle.][ The mill was dismantled in 1978, the cap surviving alongside the mill. The smock survives to its full height, retaining the stage.][ The mill is used as living accommodation.][ ]
Description
The ''Molen van Schoonoord'' is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen". It is a two-storey smock mill with a stage on a three-storey brick base.[ The stage is at second-floor level, above ground level.][ The smock is thatched. The mill was winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails had a span of and were carried in a cast-iron ''windshaft''.][ (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)] The mill drove a single pair of millstones.[
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Millers
*J S de Vries (1903- )
*Anne Bos
*W Wiertsema
*W F Hindriks
*H van den Berg
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References
{{Dutch Windmills
Windmills in Drenthe
Smock mills in the Netherlands
Windmills completed in 1903
Rijksmonuments in Drenthe
Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands
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