De Hoop, Arnhem

De Hoop, Arnhem

De Hoop, May 2006
Origin
Mill name De Hoop
Mill location Molenweg 1, 6842 BG, Arnhem
51°57′25″N 5°52′55″E / 51.95694°N 5.88194°E / 51.95694; 5.88194
Operator(s) Gemeente Arnhem
Year built 1846
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Tower mill
Storeys Three storey tower, plus basement
Number of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Cast iron
Winding Tailpole and winch
Auxiliary power Steam engine
petrol engine
Number of pairs of millstones Two pairs
Size of millstones 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter

De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a tower mill in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1846 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

De Hoop[Note 1] was built in 1846. In 1900, a steam engine was installed. This was replaced by a petrol engine in 1910. The mill ceased working by wind in 1931, after which its condition deteriorated. The mill was restored in 1951 by Beyk of Afferden, Gelderland, but not to working order. The mill was bought by the Gemeente Arnhem in 1975. In 1977, the mill was restored to working order, and officially opened on National Mills Day, 1978.[1] In January 1999, the mill was registered as a place where weddings may take place. The Molen van Sloten, Sloten, North Holland is the only other windmill in the Netherlands to be so registered.[2] De Hoop is listed as a Rijksmonument, № 8387.[1]

Description

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

De Hoop is what the Dutch describe as a "Beltmolen". It is a tower mill built into a mound. The cap is thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails.[1] They have a span of 23.00 metres (75 ft 6 in).[2] The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast by Metaalpletterij L.I. Enthoven & Compagnie, Den Haag, South Holland. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 62 teeth. This drives a wallower which has 29 teeth located at the top of the upright shaft At the bottom of the upright shaft is the great spur wheel, which has 73 teeth. This drives two pairs of 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) French Burr millstones via lantern pinion stone nuts which have 14 staves each.[1]

Public access

De Hoop is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00, or by appointment.[3]

See also

Windmills in Arnhem

Windmills in the Netherlands Open Air Museum

Notes

  1. ^ Not to be confused with the mill built in 1849 and also known as De Hoop.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Arnhem, Gelderland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 "De Hoop te Arnhem (Elden), Over de Molen" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "De Hoop te Arnhem (Elden), Contact" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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