The Molen van Schoonoord is a smock mill

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 Schoonoord

Schoonoord (Coevorden)

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, Drenthe

Drenthe

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, the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. The mill was built in 1903 and 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 33784. It is now used as living accommodation.

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. To replace it, a mill was moved here in 1903, having previously been used as an oil mill in Middelstum

Middelstum

Middelstum is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Loppersum.Middelstum was a separate municipality until 1990, when it was merged with Loppersum.-External links:* * *...

, Groningen

Groningen (province)

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, under the name Molen van Faber. The mill was built for J S de Vries. The mill was repaired in 1937 by millwright

Millwright

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 Christiaan Bremer of Adorp

Adorp

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, Groningen. In 1946, 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, 5.5 metre above ground level. The smock is thatched. The mill was winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails had a span of 18 metre and were carried in a cast iron windshaft. The mill drove a single pair of millstones.

Millers

• J S de Vries (1903- )
• Anne Bos
• W Wiertsema
• W F Hindriks
• H van den Berg

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