De Hoop, Sleen
De Hoop (English: 'The Hope') is a smock mill in Sleen, Drenthe, the Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1914 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33787.
| De Hoop, Sleen | |
|---|---|
De Hoop, June 2006 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | De Hoop |
| Mill location | Drostenstraat 16, 7841 BM Sleen |
| Coordinates | 52°46′19″N 6°48′01″E |
| Operator(s) | Sleener Molen Stichting ‘De Hoop’, owner is Gemeente Coevorden |
| Year built | 1914 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Smock mill |
| Storeys | Three-storey smock |
| Base storeys | Three-storey base |
| Smock sides | Eight sides |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Windshaft | Cast iron |
| Winding | Tailpole and winch |
| No. of pairs of millstones | One pair |
| Size of millstones | 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) |
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