De Hoop, Dokkum

De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a smock mill in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 13186.[1]

De Hoop, Dokkum
De Hoop, September 2009
Origin
Mill name	De Hoop De Molen van Broekema
Mill location	Zuiderbotwerk 2, 9101 NE, Dokkum
Coordinates	53°19′22″N 5°59′53″E
Operator(s)	Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel
Year built	1849
Information
Purpose	Corn mill, formerly also a barley mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Three-storey smock
Base storeys	Three-storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
No. of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Two Common sails (Fok system on leading edges), two Ten Have sails, (Van Bussel system on leading edges).
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

History

De Hoop was built in 1849 On the site of the standerdmolen "De Grote Molen" (English The Great Mill), which had stood until 1840.[2] The millwright was Gerrit P de Boer.[3] The mill was a corn and barley mill.[4] The successive owners of the mill were Dijkstra, Kint, Kiestra, Kloosterman and Banga.[3] The mill was sold to Edo Broekema in 1924.[2] Just after the end of the Second World War, the sails were made more efficient. One pair of Commons sails was fitted with streamlined leading edges. The other pair were replaced by Ten Have sails.[3] In 1949, the winding mechanism from a corn mill in Uithoorn, Noord Holland was fitted.[2] The mill was restored in 1965 by millwright Doornbosch of Adorp, Groningen.[5] In 1967, the mill passed to Broekma's sons, Kor and Popke.[2] Through this long ownership by the Broekema family, the mill was known locally as De molen van Broekema.[3] In 1991, the mill was sold to the Gemeente Dongeradeel,[5] who transferred it to the Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel in 1994.[2] In 1995, the cap and machinery were repaired by millwright Jellema of Birdaard in preparation for restoration to full working order,[5] which was achieved in 1999.[2]

Description

De Hoop is what the Dutch describe as a "stellingmolen" . It is a three-storey smock mill on a three-storey base. The stage is at third-floor level, 7.44 metres (24 ft 5 in) above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch.[5] The sails on the inner sailstock are Common sails, with leading edges streamlined on the Fok system. They have a span of 22.75 metres (74 ft 8 in). The sails on the outer sailstock are Ten Have sails, with leading edges fitted with aerofoils on the Van Bussel system. They have a span of 22.30 metres (73 ft 2 in).[1] The sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft, which was cast by A Sterkman en Zoon, 's-Gravenhage. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 63 cogs. This drives the wallower (32 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 101 cogs, drives the lantern pinion stone nut, which has 25 staves. This drives the 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter millstones.[5]

Millers

Reference :-[2][3]

• Dijkstra
• Kwint
• Kiestra
• Kloosterman
• Banga ( -1924)
• Edo Broekema (1924–67)
• Kor Broekema (1967–91)
• Popke Broekeme (1967–91)

Public access

De Hoop is open to the public by appointment.[6]

References

1. "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2010. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)
2. "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2010. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)
3. "Dokkum - De Hoop" (in Dutch). Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
4. "Dokkum, Friesland" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
5. Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. p. 143. ISBN 90-330-1522-6.
6. "Informatie" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2010. (Click on "Informatie" to view.)