Overwaard Mill No.5
Type ground-sailer
Overwaard Molen No.5 is one of the Kinderdijk mills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, is one of eight mills that drain the Overwaard. Owner is the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.70 metres, which is used to drain the lower basin of the Overwaard. The mill is inhabited and cannot be visited.
As a schoolboy, I sat with my father in the darkroom to print class photographs in black and white. As a reward I got some pocket money. This is where love for photography came into being, and that is how I learned the art in the analogue age.. Read more…