Froskepôlemolen

Froskepôlemolen is a smock mill in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands which dates from 1896 but was rebuilt on its present site in 1962. The mill has been restored to working order and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 24507.
Froskepôlemolen was originally built in 1896 on the De Zwette waterway, where it was known as De Zwettemolen. It drained the Het Huizumer and the Goutumer Nieuwland polders, which had an area of 350 hectares between them. The mill had patent sails on both stocks, but by 1940 was working on one pair of sails. By 1962, the mill had been surrounded by industrial buildings and it was moved to a new position within Leeuwarden. This was done by loading the mill body onto two barges and transporting it along the Van Harinxmakanaal. The cost of the move was estimated at ƒ42.000; the work was done by millwright A de Roos. The restoration of the mill was complete in 1966, and a further restoration was undertaken in 1982-83; the thatch on the mill was renewed in October 2009. The mill is owned by the Gemeente of Leeuwarden.

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