Ouddeelsmolen
Smock mill in Tytsjerk, Netherlands
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The Ouddeelsmolen, also known as Lytse Geast or Swarte Prinsch (Black Prince), is a smock mill located in Tytsjerk, Friesland, Netherlands. Built in 1900, the mill has been converted to a holiday cottage. It has been restored to allow it to turn in the wind and is listed as a Rijksmonument.
De Swarte Prinsch
Ouddeelsmolen
| Ouddeelsmolen | |
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De Lytse Geast, April 2010. | |
 Interactive map of Ouddeelsmolen | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | De Lytse Geast De Swarte Prinsch Ouddeelsmolen |
| Mill location | Alddiel 4a, 9255 DG, Tytsjerk |
| Coordinates | 53°12′00″N 5°52′02″E |
| Operator | Private |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Drainage mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | One storey smock |
| Base storeys | One storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Winding | Tailpole and winch |
| Type of pump | Archimedes' screw |
History
A mill was built on this site in 1832.[1] The Ouddeelsmolen was constructed in 1900 by millwrights Sipke Jelles and Jelle Sipkes Lenstra from Wolvega, Friesland. It was originally built to drain the Ouddeel polder.[2] The mill remained operational until 1963,[3] when it was equipped with Patent sails.
Now converted to holiday accommodation,[2] it was restored in 1994 by Aannemingsbedrijf Thijs Jellema of Burdaard, Friesland and new sails were added.[4] It is listed as a Rijksmonument, No.35688.[2]
Description
The Ouddeelsmolen is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a one-storey smock mill on a single storey base. Unlike other mills, it has no stage, with the sails reaching almost to ground level. The mill is winded using a tailpole and winch. Both the smock and cap are thatched and the sails are Common sails,[4] with a span of 16.42 metres (53 ft 10 in).[3]
The sails are mounted on a cast iron windshaft, which was cast in 1898 by J M de Muinck Keizer in Martenshoek, Groningen. The windshaft supports the brake wheel, which has 44 cogs.[4] The mill formerly drove an Archimedes' screw.[3]
