De Kempermolen, Breedenbroek

De Kempermolen, Breedenbroek
The mill in May 2008
Origin
Mill name	De Kempermolen
Mill location	Molenweg 23, 7084 AV, Breedenbroek
Coordinates	51°53′47″N 6°24′14″E
Operator(s)	Stichting Kempermolen
Year built	1882
Information
Purpose	Corn mill
Type	Tower mill
Storeys	Three storeys
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	One pair Common sails with Van Bussel system on leading edges, one pair Ten Have sails
Windshaft	cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstones	One pair
Size of millstones	1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter

De Kempermolen is a tower mill in Breedenbroek, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1882 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Kempermolen was built in 1882 by millwright Kreeftenburg of Varsseveld,[1] Gelderland for Johan Kemper. In 1890, a steam mill was built next to the windmill. The steam engine was replaced by a diesel engine c.1901. During the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II, the mill was damaged by a hand grenade. The mill was fitted with a pair of Ten Have sails in 1948. It ceased working by wind in 1959 and only the power driven mill was used from this date.[2] The mill was restored in 1975, and was worked occasionally afterwards. The mill remained in the Kemper family until 2000, when it was sold to the Stichting Kempermolen. A further restoration in 2002-03 followed the breakage of a sailstock. De Kempermolen is listed as a Rijksmonument, № 16067.[1]

Description

For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.

De Kempermolen is what the Dutch call a "Beltmolen". It is a three storey tower mill built into a mound which is 3.15 metres (10 ft 4 in) high. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost down to ground level. The cap is covered in oak shingles. Winding is by tailpole and winch. The sails are a pair of Common sails, fitted with the Van Bussel system on their leading edges, and a pair Ten Have sails. They have a span of 23.00 metres (75 ft 6 in).[1] They are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by the IJzergieterij De Prins van Oranje, The Hague, South Holland in 1873.[2] The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 60 cogs. This drives a wallower with 31 teeth, which is situated at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft is the great spur wheel, which has 78 cogs. This drives a pair of 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) Cullen stones via a lantern pinion stone nut with 22 staves.[1]

Public access

De Kempermolen is open by appointment.[1]

References

1. "Breedenbroek, Gelderland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
2. "De Kempermolen te Breedenbroek, Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.