Windmill Wenninkmolen

General Information

Type: Belt mill
Location: Lintelo, Gendringseweg 27
Year built: 1860
Owner: Foundation for the Preservation of the Wenninkmolen in Lintelo, Gendringseweg 27, Aalten
Purpose: Grinding grain, currently on a voluntary basis.
Operational status: Operational for grinding

Visits and Tours

Almost every Saturday afternoon from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM.
If the blue mill flag is flying, someone is present!

By appointment:
Mr. M. te Brake: +31 543 451 867 / info@wenninkmolen.nl

Regular volunteer millers:
Martie te Brake, Willie te Molder, Richard Baten

Active guided tours by appointment are available, also in English or German. Definitely worth a visit for companies or families with foreign guests.

Technical Details

Ring height: 3.25 meters
Body: Round brick mill
Cap: Wood, covered with roofing felt
Sail cross: Inner sail Van Bussel system with Ten Have flaps: made by Groot Wesseldijk, no. 10, year 1984
Outer sail Old Dutch style: made by Gebr. Pot
Sail span: Outer sail: 23.88 m
Inner sail: 23.33 m
Tail: Wood; with tail wheel
Shaft: Cast iron; made by De Prins van Oranje, no. 500, length 5 meters
Brake: Flemish brake with drum

Ground Floor

Height: 3.60 meters
Diameter: 6.25 / 7.65 meters
One pair of 16der millstones on a milling bench
Elevators and mixing machine

First Floor

Height: 2.80 meters
Former grinding floor; drive shafts, silo

Second Floor

Height: 5.95 meters
Former stone floor
Height to center of gear wheel: 3 meters
Above the gear wheel is a governor, which uses a steel cable transmission to regulate the lifting gear for the stone on the milling bench

Third Floor

Cap floor
Height at top of cap ring: 1.20 meters
Tub diameter: 4.60 meters
Turning mechanism with wooden rollers
Shaft height: 2.55 meters

Transmissions

Number of cogs main wheel: 58, pitch 12 cm
Number of cogs lantern pinion: 30, pitch 12 cm
Number of cogs gear wheel: 79, pitch 10 cm
Number of cogs bevel gear on shaft: 20, pitch 10 cm
Number of cogs four wheels in the milling bench: respectively 53 and 41, 32 and 42
Ratio: 1:7.26

Notable Details

Previous Owners

H. Wennink 1860–1890
H. W. Wennink 1890–1920
G. J. Wisselink 1920–1948
Cooperative Agricultural Association 1948–1973
A. Nijland 1973–1996
H. Nijland 1996–2007

Inscription on a brick above the small door on the north side

E.F.A. 1860

On the shaft it reads

De Prins van Oranje 1867 No. 500

Accessibility

Our mill is also interesting for people with reduced mobility; the millstones, mixing silo, and Jacob’s ladder are located on the ground floor.

Children

Children under 12 are very welcome with supervision. Specially for them: try grinding grain yourself with a small hand mill.

Rates

Entrance is free during opening hours, but donations for maintenance are very much appreciated.

Active guided tour by appointment: €3.00 per person (minimum €25.00 per group) and a maximum of 15 people per group.

Mill photo cards: €1.00
Stickers: €1.00
Pancake flour (1 kg bag): €2.00

Foundation Board Members

Martie te Brake, Arjan Heijink, Evert Lensink, Jeroen van den Berg, and Herbert Nijland