Broekdijkmolen

The Broekdijkmolen in Warmond is an octagonal wooden polder mill built in 1862, which replaced a burnt-down octagonal mill from 1840. In 1972, the mill ran aground during a storm and was stopped with difficulty. The following night, however, the mill burned down, probably as a result of overheating. The municipality of Haarlem offered an octagonal windmill as a replacement. Due to the expansion of an industrial estate, it could not be kept in its place in the Waarderpolder. The mill was transferred in its entirety to Warmond and turned out to fit on the masonry substructure. The mill was installed in 1974; The restoration lasted until 1976. Until 1979, the Broekdijk mill was owned by the polder, then by the Oude Veenen water board and now by the Rijnlandse Molenstichting, which also supervised the reconstruction of 1976. The mill now drains the polder Broek en Simontjes on a voluntary basis. The mill is a national monument.

Marianne