- Position: Topmolenstraat 5, on the Maalbeek (Zweilingloop) Balen
Owner: Private (Tom Willems) Construction year: 1850 Type: Uppershot water mill Function: corn mill Interior: Wooden cogwheels, only 1 pair-of-millstones Condition: Grind-capable, but shabby bldg. Miller: None Visiting hours: On application, e-mail: willems.tom@telenet.be
Carolus Hubertus Vanderwegen built the mill in 1850. When Carolus in 1879, die, Petrus Vanderwegen buy the mill. He is there the miller until its death in 1902. The mill and the mill house are sold in public then on 2 June 1925. In 1953, the mill became entirely built in stone . On 26 June 2004 Frans Geypen have sold the mill to Tom Willems, married with Nele Leppens. They will restore the mill and the mill house entirely
Foto: Frans Van Bruane
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