De Heidebloem, Erica
Encyclopedia
De Heidebloem is a smock mill
in Erica
, in Drenthe
province of the Netherlands
. It was built in 1895. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 14962.
Huberts of Coevorden
in 1897. It replaced an earlier mill which was built in 1877 and burnt down in 1895. Between 1894 and 1911, the sails on the mill were rented from sailmaker Wouda of Meppel
. The mill was working until 1943, when a stock broke. The mill then became derelict. In 1976, a proposal was put forward to move the mill to another location. This was not carried out and the mill was restored over the winter of 1977-78. The restoration was carried out by millwrights Fabrikaant Roemeling & Molema of Scheemda
, Groningen
. On completion of the restoration the mill was renamed Heidebloem. It is in working order and used to train millers in their work.
The mill is privately owned and operated by J. Tigelaar of Erica; for his civic contribution, in 2004 Tigelaar was made a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau
.
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Smock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...
in Erica
Erica (Emmen)
Erica is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in Emmen, Drenthe. It currently has ca. 4900 inhabitants.Erica began to form in 1863. A fuel shortage prompted large-scale efforts to drain the peats in the area and cut them for fuel. People were drawn to the area and canals were...
, in Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
province of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It was built in 1895. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...
, number 14962.
History
The mill was built by millwrightMillwright
A millwright is a craftsman or tradesman engaged with the construction and maintenance of machinery.Early millwrights were specialist carpenters who erected machines used in agriculture, food processing and processing lumber and paper...
Huberts of Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...
in 1897. It replaced an earlier mill which was built in 1877 and burnt down in 1895. Between 1894 and 1911, the sails on the mill were rented from sailmaker Wouda of Meppel
Meppel
Meppel is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.It developed in the 16th century as a transport and distribution inland harbour for turf...
. The mill was working until 1943, when a stock broke. The mill then became derelict. In 1976, a proposal was put forward to move the mill to another location. This was not carried out and the mill was restored over the winter of 1977-78. The restoration was carried out by millwrights Fabrikaant Roemeling & Molema of Scheemda
Scheemda
Scheemda is a former municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands. Since January 1, 2010 it forms a part of Oldambt.- Population centres :Heiligerlee, Midwolda, Nieuw-Scheemda, Nieuwolda, Oostwold, Scheemda, 't Waar and Westerlee....
, Groningen
Groningen (province)
Groningen [] is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the east it borders the German state of Niedersachsen , in the south Drenthe, in the west Friesland and in the north the Wadden Sea...
. On completion of the restoration the mill was renamed Heidebloem. It is in working order and used to train millers in their work.
The mill is privately owned and operated by J. Tigelaar of Erica; for his civic contribution, in 2004 Tigelaar was made a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Order of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau is a military and civil order of the Netherlands which was created on 4 April 1892 by the Queen regent Emma of the Netherlands, acting on behalf of her under-age daughter Queen Wilhelmina. The Order is a chivalry order open to "everyone who have earned special merits for...
.
Description
De Heidebloem is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen", a smock mill with a stage. The brick base is two storeys and the three storey smock and cap are thatched. The stage is 7.5 metre above ground level. The four common sails have a span of 20.2 metre. They are carried on a cast iron windshaft which was cast by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Grofsmederij in 1896. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 68 cogs. This drives the wallower (35 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom end of the upright shaft the great spur wheel (121 cogs) drives two lantern pinion stone nuts, of 39 stave eachs. One stone nut drives a pair of 1.4 metre Cullen millstones. The other stone nut drives a pair of 1.4 metre French Burr millstones.Millers
- Jan ten Brink 1894-1901
- H Dijks 1903-05
- Jan ten Brink 1908-11
- J Tigelaar from 1978
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