- Scherpenberg mill
The Scherpenberg mill is a
windmill of the tower mill type and is located inWestmalle ,Belgium . It is still operational and it grinds grain every Sunday from 1:30 pm up to 5 pm.History
The mill was built in
1843 , by Joannes and Petrus Mullenbrück (Meulenbroeck). Joannes and Petrus Mullenbrück were the sons of Christianus Mullenbrück, who had came fromWestphalia ,Germany toWestmalle in1808 . Joannes became the miller and his brother Petrus moved to Ossendrecht in theNetherlands , where he worked as a miller also. The mill was used until1961 , when it became obsolete. The municipality of Westmalle bought the mill in1962 and mill builder Jozef Caers fromKasterlee started with the first restoration work. After several years the mill became operational again in1985 . In2003 , important maintenance work was carried out.Owners and millers
* Christianus Mullenbrück-Aerts (1843) - miller Joannes Mullenbrück.
* Joannes Mullenbrück-Nicolay (1853) - also miller.
* Franciscus Stevens-Mullenbrück 1881) - also miller.
* Franciscus Janssens-Geerts (1891) - miller Jan Verschueren.
* Gustaaf Janssens-Van de Mierop (1930) miller Frans Boekx (as from 1927).
* Widow G. Janssens-Van de Mierop - miller Frans Boekx.
* Magdalena and Laura Janssens (1956) - miller Jozef Boekx (as from 1954).
* Magdalena Janssens and heiress Laura Huyskens-Janssens (1961).
* Municipal authorities ofWestmalle (1962).
* Municipal authorities ofMalle (as from 1977 - by the fusion with Oostmalle).ee also
*
Molinology
*Post mill
*Smock mill References
* [http://users.pandora.be/oostra/Scherpenbergmolen.htm Scherpenberg mill]
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