De Hoop, Dokkum

Geschiedenis

De Hoop is a smock mill in Dokkum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 13186.HistoryDe Hoop was built in 1849 On the site of the standerdmolen "De Grote Molen" (English The Great Mill), which had stood until 1840. The millwright was Gerrit P de Boer. The mill was a corn and barley mill. The successive owners of the mill were Dijkstra, Kint, Kiestra, Kloosterman and Banga. The mill was sold to Edo Broekema in 1924. Just after the end of the Second World War, the sails were made more efficient. One pair of Commons sails was fitted with streamlined leading edges. The other pair were replaced by Ten Have sails. In 1949, the winding mechanism from a corn mill in Uithoorn, Noord Holland was fitted. The mill was restored in 1965 by millwright Doornbosch of Adorp, Groningen. In 1967, the mill passed to Broekma's sons, Kor and Popke. Through this long ownership by the Broekema family, the mill was known locally as De molen van Broekema. In 1991, the mill was sold to the Gemeente Dongeradeel, who transferred it to the Stichting Monumentenbehoud Dongeradeel in 1994. In 1995, the cap and machinery were repaired by millwright Jellema of Birdaard in preparation for restoration to full working order, which was achieved in 1999.