) , location_of_mill = Hoofdweg 314Monumentnummer: 8906
(in Dutch),

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE, Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands) often abbreviated as Cultureel Erfgoed, is a Dutch heritage organisation working for the protection and conservation of National Heritage Sites. It is located ...

. Retrieved on 18 November 2016.

Bellingwolde Bellingwolde (; Gronings: ''Bennewolle'') is a village with a population of 2,655 people in the municipality Westerwolde in the Netherlands. It is situated in the southeast of the region Oldambt, in the north of the region Westerwolde, and in ...

, Netherlands , coordinates = , operator = , built = 1855 , purpose = Oil mill, grist mill , type = Stellingmolen , storeys = Seven storeys , base_storeys = , roundhouse_storeys = , smock_sides = , sail_number = Four , sail_type =

Common sails Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally com ...

, Fauël system on leading edges , windshaft = Cast iron , winding = Tailpole and winch , fantail_blades = , auxpower = Diesel engine, later electric motor , pairs_of_millstones = Two pairs , stone_size = , saw_type = , pump_type = , scoop_dia = , lost = , other = Veldkamps Meuln (; en, Veldkamp's Mill) is a 19th-century tower mill in the village of

in the Netherlands.

Location

Veldkamps Meuln is located at the Hoofdweg in the village of

in the east of the province of

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 ...

in the northeast of the Netherlands.

History

Veldkamps Meuln was built as a grist and oil mill by the Veldkamp family in 1855.Veldkamps Meul'n
(in Dutch), Marketing Groningen. Retrieved 18 November 2016. The mill was heavily damaged by a storm in 1895. It has been a national heritage site since 1972. The mill was again heavily damaged by storms in 1972 and 1976. The windmill was restored in 2002–2003.Veldkamps Meuln Korenmolen
(in Dutch), Open Monumentendag. Retrieved on 17 July 2015.

Description

Veldkamps Meuln is a seven storey tower mill with a stage at third floor level ( nl, stellingmolen). The cap is covered with ''

dakleer Bituminous waterproofing systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings. Bitumen (asphalt or coal-tar pitch) is a mixed substance made up of organic liquids that are highly sticky, viscous, and waterproof. These systems are ...

''. Four

common sails Common may refer to: Places * Common, a townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland * Boston Common, a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts * Cambridge Common, common land area in Cambridge, Massachusetts * Clapham Common, originally com ...

with a span of are carried on a cast iron windshaft. The sails are winded by a tailpole and winch. The windshaft carries a brake wheel which has 59 teeth. This drives a wallower with 30 teeth. The wallower is at the top of the upright shaft, which has a great spur wheel at its bottom. This has 86 teeth. It drives two stone nuts, which drive the millstones. The stone nuts have 24 and 26 staves respectively. The millstones are driven overdrift.

References

External links

* {{Dutch Windmills 1855 establishments in the Netherlands Bellingwolde Flour mills Grinding mills in the Netherlands Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province) Tower mills in the Netherlands Windmills completed in 1855 Windmills in Groningen (province)