Zeldenrust, Dokkum
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Zeldenrust is a smock mill in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1862 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 13097.[1] The name translates as, "Seldom at rest."
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Mill name | Zeldenrust |
Mill location | Baantjebolwerk 3, 9101 NH, Dokkum |
Coordinates | 53°19′28″N 5°59′40″E |
Operator(s) | Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel |
Year built | 1862 |
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Purpose | Corn mill and barley mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Four-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, (Fok system on leading edges). |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Four pair |
Size of millstones | Wheat stones, both pairs 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter Barley stones, one pair 1.62 metres (5 ft 4 in) diameter, one pair 1.64 metres (5 ft 5 in) diameter |
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