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Position: Koestraat 63 Wervik beside Tobacco museum Owner: Municipality Wervik Construction year: Between 1800 and 1805 Type: Bricks scaffold-mill Function: Corns and oil mill Interior: Three pair of millstones, oat crusher, sieve, two edge runners Condition: Grind capable Miller: Geert Verbanck, Gerdy Corselis, Brecht Lagae Visiting hours: Each 1st and 3rd Sunday of March by sept., 14-17 h., phone 056.31.49.29 (information office tourism)
This brick scaffold-mill was possibly set up approx. 1800 and remained operational to after W.O.II. The mill became in 1979 property, of the municipality. In 1987, in the outbuildings the tobacco museum was arranged. At a restoration in 1994-1995 the mill was made capable to grind.The mill is open from may-sept, each 1st and 3rd Sunday afternoon of the month; the museum from march-okt from Tue-Sun.
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