Rispenserpoldermolen, Easterein
Encyclopedia
Rispenserpoldermolen is a smock mill
in Easterein
, Friesland
, Netherlands
, which was rebuilt in 1994. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument
, number 21572.
Arjen Gerbens Timmenga of Easterein to drain the Rispenserpolder. It was first set to work on 27 November 1821. It was worked until 1964. In 1966 it was in the ownership of the Gemeente Hennaarderadeel. A restoration of the mill was undertaken in 1968. The mill was dismantled in 1993, and rebuilt at a new site 125 metres (136.7 yd) to the north in Easterein in 1994. The mill was officially reopened on Nationale Molendag
, 1995.
. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 38 cogs. This drives the wallower (20 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the crown wheel, which has 33 cogs drives a gearwheel with 29 cogs on the axle of the wooden Archimedes screw. The axle of the screw is 280 millimetres (11 in) diameter and the screw is 960 millimetre diameter and 4.95 metre long. The screw is inclined at 24.6°.
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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 Easterein
Easterein
Easterein is a small village in Littenseradiel in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 1000 citizens.-External links:*...
, 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 rebuilt in 1994. 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 21572.
History
Rispenserpoldermolen was built in 1821 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...
Arjen Gerbens Timmenga of Easterein to drain the Rispenserpolder. It was first set to work on 27 November 1821. It was worked until 1964. In 1966 it was in the ownership of the Gemeente Hennaarderadeel. A restoration of the mill was undertaken in 1968. The mill was dismantled in 1993, and rebuilt at a new site 125 metres (136.7 yd) to the north in Easterein in 1994. The mill was officially reopened on Nationale Molendag
National Mills Day
National Mills Day is an event in the United Kingdom and occurs annually on the second Sunday in May. It started off as a single day event but in recent years has expanded to Saturday as well as Sunday, and is now promoted as National Mills Weekend. The event is coordinated by the Wind and...
, 1995.
Description
Rispenserpoldermolen is what the Dutch describe as a "grondzeiler". It is a two storey smock mill on a single storey base. There is no stage, the sail reaching almost to the ground. The smock is thatched and the cap covered in vertical boards. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 12.74 metre. The sails are carried on a wood and steel windshaft made by J H Westra of FranekerFraneker
Franeker is one of the eleven historical cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. It is located about 20 km west of Leeuwarden on the Van Harinxma Canal. As of 1 January 2006, it had 12,996 inhabitants. The city is famous for the Eisinga Planetarium from around...
. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 38 cogs. This drives the wallower (20 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the crown wheel, which has 33 cogs drives a gearwheel with 29 cogs on the axle of the wooden Archimedes screw. The axle of the screw is 280 millimetres (11 in) diameter and the screw is 960 millimetre diameter and 4.95 metre long. The screw is inclined at 24.6°.
Culture
A black board in the mill has a poem by the mill's builder, Arjen Gerbens Timmenga. Author Anton Sipman comments that Timmenga was a better millwright than he was a poetPoet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
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