Easter tour through the windmill

Easter tour through the windmill
Easter tour through the windmill

On Good Friday our windmill in Tündern opened for an Easter tour. In mild weather, visitors from the region came to see the inner workings of the restored mill.

Close-up of the sail construction with metal joints Visitors at the entrance of the windmill during the Easter tour

A look inside

The tour led through the floors of the mill. On the ground floor are the millstones, from sandstone to runner stone and bedstone. Alongside them stand the wooden grain hopper and flour mixing machine.

Interior of the mill with the Lower Saxony flag and flour mixing machine Historic millstones made of sandstone and runner stone The wooden grain hopper where grain was poured in Historic wooden machinery next to the brick masonry

The mill machinery

Higher up you see the gearing of the mill. Cogwheels and crown wheels of wood and cast iron mesh together. Through the windows there is a view over the rooftops of Tündern.

The cogwheel mechanism inside the windmill Close-up of the cast-iron crown wheel The large main gear assembly of the windmill Looking down through the floors of the mill Cogwheel framing the view of Tündern through the window A visitor next to the historic gearing of the mill

To finish

On the upper floor the illuminated “Windmühle” lettering was visible. Many visitors came to this first tour after the restoration.

The Tündern Windmill seen from below Illuminated Windmühle lettering on the stone wall

We thank all visitors and look forward to the next tour.