| Molen van Schoonoord | |
| Name Of Mill: | Molen van Schoonoord |
| Location Of Mill: | Tramstraat 22, 7848 BK Schoonoord |
| Coordinates: | 52.8481°N 6.7561°W |
| Operator: | Private |
| Built: | 1903 |
| Purpose: | Corn mill |
| Type: | Smock mill |
| Storeys: | Two-storey smock |
| Base Storeys: | Three-storey base |
| Smock Sides: | Eight sides |
| Sail Number: | Four sails |
| Sail Type: | Common sails, Van Bussel streamlined leading edges |
| Windshaft: | Cast iron |
| Winding: | Tailpole and winch |
| Pairs Of Millstones: | One pair |
The Molen van Schoonoord is a smock mill in Schoonoord, Netherlands. The mill was built in 1903 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33784. It is now used as living accommodation.
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.[1] To replace it, a mill was moved here in 1903, having previously been used as an oil mill in Middelstum, Groningen, under the name Molen van Faber. The mill was built for J S de Vries.[2] The mill was repaired in 1937 by millwright Christiaan Bremer of Adorp, Groningen. In 1946,[3] Sails with leading edges streamlined using the Van Bussel system were fitted. The mill was working until 1952, and then stood idle.[2] The mill was dismantled in 1978, the cap surviving alongside the mill. The smock survives to its full height, retaining the stage.[3] The mill is used as living accommodation.[4]
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, 5.5m (18feet) above ground level.[2] The smock is thatched. The mill was winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails had a span of 18m (59feet) and were carried in a cast-iron windshaft.[5] The mill drove a single pair of millstones.[3]
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