Jan Pol (windmill)

Jan Pol is a smock mill in Dalen, Netherlands. It was built in 1876. The mill is a Rijksmonument, number 44562.[1]

Jan Pol
Jan Pol, February 2009
Origin
Mill name	Jan Pol Molen van Pol
Mill location	Molenwijk 8, 7751 CG, Dalen
Coordinates	52°42′03″N 6°45′16″E
Operator(s)	Gemeente Coevorden
Year built	1876
Information
Purpose	Corn mill and barley polishing 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	Common sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstones	Three pairs
Size of millstones	1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in), 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in)
Other information	Tallest remaining windmill in Drenthe

For the veterinarian, see Jan Pol (veterinarian).

History

Jan Pol was built in 1876, replacing a mill that had been built in 1820 and burnt down following a lightning strike in 1875.[2] It was built by millwright Schiller from Dalfsen, Overijssel. In operation until 1947, it was stripped of machinery in 1958. Restoration by millwright Huberts of Coevorden began in 1971 and was completed in 1972. Further restoration was undertaken in 1993[3] by millwrights Doornbosch of Adorp, Groningen. The mill is named for Jan Pol, who owned it from 1942 until his death in 1982. It is the tallest windmill standing today in Drenthe.[2]

Description

Jan Pol is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen", a smock mill with a stage. The mill has a three-storey brick base with a three-storey smock. The height of the stage is 9.90 metres (32 ft 6 in) above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The four Common sails span 21.60 metres (70 ft 10 in). They are carried on a cast-iron windshaft which was made by the millwrights Prins van Oranje, of Den Haag in 1866. The windshaft carries the brake wheel, which has 61 cogs. It drives the wallower at the top of the upright shaft. The wallower has 34 cogs. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel with 115 cogs drives two lantern pinion stone nuts, one with 37 staves and one with 38 staves. The pearl barley stones are driven by a stone nut with 28 cogs.[1]

Public access

Jan Pol is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 April to 1 November between 13:30 and 16:30. It is also open throughout the year by appointment.[4]

References

1. "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view)
2. "Dalen, Drenthe" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
3. "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view)
4. "Informatie" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Informatie" to view)

External links

• Website of the mill