Ypey Mole, Ryptsjerk

Ypey Mole, Ryptsjerk
Ypey Mole, May 2010.
Origin
Mill name	Ypey Mole
Mill location	Rijksstraatweg 9, 9256 XD, Ryptsjerk 53°13′21″N 5°54′05″E / 53.22250°N 5.90139°E
Operator(s)	Stichting De Fryske Mole
Year built	1981
Information
Purpose	Drainage mill
Type	Smock mill
Storeys	Two storey smock
Base storeys	One storey base
Smock sides	Eight sides
Number of sails	Four sails
Type of sails	Common sails
Windshaft	Cast iron
Winding	Tailpole and winch
Type of pump	Archimedes screw

Ypey Mole is a smock mill in Ryptsjerk, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1911. The mill has been restored to working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument.

History

Ypey Mole was originally built in 1858 at Zwartewegsend, where it was in use until the Autumn of 1958 when the sails were damaged. The mill was restored in 1959 by millwright De Roos of Leeuwarden, Friesland. In November 1970, the mill was set on fire by some children. The fire brigade was able to prevent the mill being destroyed. The mill was moved to its current site in 1981 and restored by millwright Tacoma of Stiens, Friesland. Ypey Mole was sold to Stichting De Fryske Mole on 10 May 1982, the 31st mill acquired by that organisation.^[1] The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, №35687.^[2]

Description

Ypey Mole is what the Dutch describe as a Grondzeiler. It is a two storey smock mill on a single storey base. There is no stage, the sails reaching almost to ground level. The mill is winded by tailpole and winch. The smock and cap are thatched. The sails are Common sails. They have a span of 15.30 metres (50 ft 2 in). The sails are carried on a cast iron windshaft. The windshaft carries the brake wheel which has 50 cogs. This drives the wallower (31 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft there are two crown wheels The upper crown wheel, which has 41 cogs drives an Archimedes' screw via a crown wheel. The lower crown wheel, which has 35 cogs is carried on the axle of an Archimedes' screw, which is used to drain the polder. The axle of the screw is 31 centimetres (1 ft 0 in) diameter . The screw is 1.85 metres (6 ft 1 in) diameter. It is inclined at 23°. Each revolution of the screw lifts 1,105 litres (243 imp gal) of water.^[1]

Public access

Ypey Mole is open to the public by appointment.^[2]

References

Dutch Rijksmonument 35687

1. Stichting De Fryske Mole (1995). Friese Molens (in Dutch). Leeuwarden: Friese Pers Boekerij bv. pp. 182, 259. ISBN 90 330 1522 6.
2. "Ryptsjerk (Rijperkerk), Fryslân" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 18 September 2014.