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The oil mill and fulling mill used a water wheel of 7.50 metres (24 ft 7 in) in diameter and used 30 paddles with a width of 30 centimetres (1 ft 0 in). The oil mill was used to crush and press oil-bearing seeds to extract vegetable oils, and the fullingmill kneaded wool for hours or days in order to make it thicker.
There are two water mills in Erpe, the Cottemmolen and the Van Der Biestmolen, both on the Molenbeek Brook. The Cottemmolen is at the Molenstraat 36. It is an overshot watermill which is protected. [1] It was originally both a wheat mill and an oil mill, but later it only functioned as a wheat mill. The Van Der Biestmolen is at Dorpsstraat 3.
Water Mill at Gennep, by Vincent van Gogh, 1884 (F125) The gristmill was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century, donating the mill to the Postel Abbey in Mol, Belgium. [1] [2] It was a banmolen , meaning peasants in the locality were obligated to use this mill to grind their wheat. [1] [2]
Watermill of Braine-le-Château, Belgium (12th century) Interior of the Lyme Regis watermill, UK (14th century). A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower.It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering.
Due to the geography of the area, there are eleven water mills in Erpe-Mere, with Erpe-Mere having the most water mills in Belgium, seven of which are protected by law. One mill was largely demolished, but there are still remains of this mill and the mill house is still intact. Another mill was also converted into a house.
The Barbegal mill, located on a steep slope in southern France, is considered the biggest ancient mill complex. Its capacity was sufficient to feed the whole nearby city of Arles. [1] Scheme of a water-driven Roman sawmill at Hierapolis, Asia Minor. The 3rd century mill is the earliest known machine to incorporate a crank and connecting rod ...
Lindekemale Mill. The Lindekemale Mill (French: Moulin de Lindekemale; Dutch: Lindekemalemolen) is a 12th-century watermill located on the northern fringes of Malou Park in the Woluwe-Saint-Lambert municipality of Brussels, Belgium. It was operated by the nearby Woluwe river. The building is currently [when?] operating as a restaurant.
Due to the geography of the area, there are eight water mills in Erpe-Mere on the Molenbeek, of which six are protected by law. One of mills which was not protected has been converted into a house. On the Koudenberg, one of the highest hills of the community, there is a windmill that is protected by law.