Kingmatille is a smock mill in Dronrijp

Dronrijp

Dronrijp is a town in the Dutch municipality of Menaldumadeel. On January 1, 2008, it had 3,405 inhabitants.-History and architecture:A few centuries BC, a settlement developed around where the street Tsjerkebuorren is now . Another settlement came into existence nearby when a canal between...

, Friesland

Friesland

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, Netherlands

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 which was moved to its present location in 1985. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument

Rijksmonument

A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...

, number 28614.

History

Kingmatille was originally built in 1870 to drain the 80 hectares (197.7 acre) Van Duinen Polder. It was replaced by a diesel engine

Diesel engine

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. The mill was restored in 1950 and in 1985 it was moved to its present location, by the Hatzumer Polder. The mill was officially opened on 23 October 1991 by Pieter van Vollenhoven

Pieter van Vollenhoven

Pieter van Vollenhoven, Jr. is the husband of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and a member of the Dutch Royal House.-Early life and career:Born in Schiedam, he is the second son of Pieter van Vollenhoven, Sr...

. In May 1987, the Archimedes screw broke. It was repaired by spring 2009.

Description

Kingmatille is what the Dutch describe as a "grondzeiler" . It is a three storey smock mill on a single storey base. There is no stage, the sail reaching almost to the ground. The smock and cap thatched. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 13 metre. The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 38 cogs. This drives the wallower (20 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the crown wheel, which has 29 cogs drives a gearwheel with 30 cogs on the axle of the wooden Archimedes screw. The axle of the screw is 280 millimetres (11 in) diameter and the screw is 900 millimetre diameter and 4.15 metre long. The screw is inclined at 22°. Each revolution of the screw lifts 193 litres (42.5 imp gal) of water.