Langeveldmolen

On 19 July 1487, the receiver of Overzenne, Gosuin Vandernoot, granted permission to the heirs of Sire Hendrik Pipenpoy (lord of Merchtem) to build a water oil mill. In 1559 the mill was used as a trotting mill.
In 1837 the mill was converted into a paper mill, but since 1842 only grain was ground. Around 1900, the undershot wheel was replaced by a turbine. In 1914, the mill was rebuilt as a two-storey house under a gable roof covered with tiles, with a neo-traditional touch. At the water's edge you will find a substructure of sandstone blocks in fairly regular pattern, pointing to the old core.
The last miller was Cyriel De Smedt. The mill was shut down in 1961, with the turbine removed. The building was renovated, part of the interior is still present. In the mill there is also a crushing machine, powered by electricity, which is still occasionally crushed for animal feed.
Thanks to Aimé Smeyers, Alsemberg

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