I have some more photographs of the interior of the mill (post-1930 part, not of the windmill itself) available on Flickr. They’re part of the Saint Bernard Windmill set.

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This is what I have in my attic. The wheel itself is solid steel, and approximately three feet high.

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This drawing from July 1924 (click for a larger version) shows the windmill in its original state, with sails and the wooden section at the top. The entrance used by carts can also be seen at the bottom. We’ve been discussing the should-we, shouldn’t-we of having new sails made, but I suspect we might not restore it to that state (a combination of costs versus aesthetics — I actually quite like the gothic look of the structure without the sails). On the other hand, using the sails to power a generator for supplying electricity to my server farm sounds like a geek dream…

The document this image was taken from states (translated from Dutch): The windmill was constructed by Jozef Vrijdags in 1870. The mill was later operated by miller Frans Verheyden, who retired in 1944. The last owner was Emiel Timmermans. The sails were removed in 1936, leaving only the body.

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