Langwert is a smock mill in Winsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1979

and is under restoration. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Description
3 Public access
4 References
History[edit]
Langwert formerly stood on different site in Winsum, where it was known as the
Molen van Tjilbert.[1] It had been built in 1894 by millwright Folkert Wijnstra of
Spannum, Friesland to drain an area of 70 pondemaat (26 ha; 64 acres).[2] The mill
was moved to its current site in 1979, replacing a mill that had been built in 1863
and that had burnt down on 13 March 1974. The work was done by a carpenter from
Winsum with assistance from millwright Westra of Franeker, Friesland.[1] The mill
was damaged in a storm in September 2011. Restoration by Kolthof Bouwbedrijf bv of
Stiens, Friesland began in the summer of 2014. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, ?
8529.[3]

Description[edit]
For an explanation of the various items of machinery, see Mill machinery.
Langwert is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a one storey smock mill
on a single storey base. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost to ground
level. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are clad in
vertical boards. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 11.70 metres (38
ft 5 in). The sails are carried on a wooden windshaft. The windshaft carries the
brake wheel which has 35 cogs. This drives the wallower (18 cogs) at the top of the
upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft there are two crown wheels The
upper crown wheel, which has 30 cogs drives an Archimedes' screw via a crown wheel.
The lower crown wheel, which has 31 cogs is carried on the axle of an Archimedes'
screw, which is used to drain the polder. The axle of the screw is 25 centimetres
(10 in) diameter and 3.33 metres (10 ft 11 in) long. The screw is 1.18 metres (3 ft
10 in) diameter. It is inclined at 21�. Each revolution of the screw lifts 204
litres (45 imp gal) of water.[1]

Public access[edit]
De Beintemapoldermolen is usually open on Sunday afternoons, or by appointment.[4]