De Victor, Someren
Facts and practical information
The Victor is a round stone mill located at Kerkstraat 31 in Someren. The mill used to and does serve as a corn mill. It is a belt mill.
The Victor, named for St. Victor, the patron of millers, was built in 1853, but in 1868 the mill was rebuilt after being destroyed by fire. It was raised a meter and a half in the process.
After World War II, the mill fell out of use, whereupon the municipality purchased it in 1955. It was restored, while it also underwent a repair in 1971.
The name De Victor was given to the mill in 1979.
The mill has one grinding couple with 17der artificial stones.
The cap of the mill has an English wheelbarrow, with which the sails can be put to the wind. The windrowing is done with a windlass.
The 26.60 m long gable roof is old Dutch fencing. The riveted, iron inner rod is a potting rod. The iron outer rod, welded in 1970, is of the manufacture Derckx in Beegden and has number 54.
The 4.75 m long cast iron top shaft is by L.I. Enthoven & Co. at 's Hage.
The mill is caught with a Flemish block catch, which is operated by a catching drum.
The lazy wheel for lazying the grain has a clevis wheel, so it can also be operated manually.
Today, grain is milled at the mill by volunteer millers.
Someren
Noord-Brabant