De Verwachting, Hollum
Encyclopedia
De Verwachting is a smock mill in Hollum
, Friesland
, Netherlands
which was built in 1991 and is in working order.
Van der Meer of Harlingen
for Hendrik Willems de Boer. A few years before the Second World War, a diesel engine
was installed, but the mill was worked by wind during the war as no diesel fuel was available to run the engine. The mill was demolished in 1949. In 1991, a windmill was moved from Brucht
, Overijssel
. It was built on the site of the original mill by millwrights Fabrikaat Hiemstra of Tzummarum
at a cost of ƒ679,920. The mill was officially opened on 16 November 1994.
in 1991. The windshaft also carries the clasp arm brake wheel,which has 55 cogs. This drives the wallower (27 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 77 cogs, it drives the 1.3 metre diameter Cullen millstones via a lantern pinion stone nut which has 26 staves.
Hollum
Hollum is a Dutch village on Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island.Prominent in the town is a Reformed church with foundations from the 12th century and a lighthouse, which is 59 m high, dating from 1880. Also a notable feature are the...
, Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
, 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...
which was built in 1991 and is in working order.
History
A mill previously stood on this site. It was built in 1840 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...
Van der Meer of Harlingen
Harlingen, Netherlands
Harlingen is a municipality and a city in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea. Harlingen is an old town with a long history of fishing and shipping....
for Hendrik Willems de Boer. A few years before the Second World War, a diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
was installed, but the mill was worked by wind during the war as no diesel fuel was available to run the engine. The mill was demolished in 1949. In 1991, a windmill was moved from Brucht
Brucht
Brucht is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia...
, Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
. It was built on the site of the original mill by millwrights Fabrikaat Hiemstra of Tzummarum
Tzummarum
Tzummarum is a small village in Franekeradeel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1340 citizens ....
at a cost of ƒ679,920. The mill was officially opened on 16 November 1994.
Description
De Verwachting is what the Dutch describe as a "stellingmolen" . It is a two storey smock mill on a three storey base. The stage is at second floor level, 5.06 metre above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails. The sails on the inner stock have a span of 18.5 metre while the sails on the outer stock have a span of 18.6 metre. The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by Fabrikaat Buurma, Oudeschans, GroningenGroningen (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...
in 1991. The windshaft also carries the clasp arm brake wheel,which has 55 cogs. This drives the wallower (27 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 77 cogs, it drives the 1.3 metre diameter Cullen millstones via a lantern pinion stone nut which has 26 staves.