St. Anthony (Laar)


St. Anthony is a grain mill in Laar (municipality of Weert) in the Dutch province of Limburg. This belt mill was built in 1903 and was used as a grain mill until 1970. In December 1954 a storm blown away from the hood, causing the mill and the outbuildings to be severely damaged. It took a few years before the damage was restored. Saint Antonius was used mainly for milling fodder during the last years he was in operation.

The rows of the mill are 25 meters long and were equipped with the Van Busselsystem with sails and nose brakes on the outer rope. In 2014, the reds again were removed from old Dutch. It is furnished with 1 couple of millstones. St. Antonius is privately owned and is available on Molendagen. 51° 16′ 33″ NB, 5° 42′ 60″ OL

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