De Hoop, Wachtum

De Hoop, Wachtum
De Hoop, February 2008
Origin
Mill nameDe Hoop
Mill locationMiddendorp 6, 7754 MB Wachtum
Coordinates52°43′24″N 6°44′50″E / 52.72333°N 6.74722°E / 52.72333; 6.74722
Operator(s)Stichting Molen De Hoop
Year built1894
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysTwo-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs
Size of millstones1.30 metres (4 ft 3 in)

De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a smock mill in Wachtum, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1894 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11637.