Koren- en pelmolen Ceres Spijk
Together with the 13th-century church, mill Ceres forms a large part of Spijk's protected villagescape. For a long time, the village even had two mills - they stood side by side.
Take a closer look
Ceres is an octagonal stage mill. The tower is the wooden walkway on top of a (usually) stone base. Rack mills are therefore up to 12 metres higher than ground sailors. Groundsailers are mills whose sails almost touch the ground. They are usually found in built-up areas. After all, more height is needed there to catch enough wind. Ground-sailors are located in open fields.
Thatched roof
A special feature: mill Ceres still has a thatched roof. Most Groningen corn and peel mills are (now) covered with planks or thatch. The seven-metre high wooden lower part is also rare. Most Groningen mills have a lower part made of brick.
Steep
Also unusual: this corn mill stands on stilts, so you can look underneath. This is a building style that was mainly used for the ground sailor type of mills in Zeeland.
A beautiful mishmash
The building styles...
Ceres is an octagonal stage mill. The tower is the wooden walkway on top of a (usually) stone base. Rack mills are therefore up to 12 metres higher than ground sailors. Groundsailers are mills whose sails almost touch the ground. They are usually found in built-up areas. After all, more height is needed there to catch enough wind. Ground-sailors are located in open fields.
Thatched roof
A special feature: mill Ceres still has a thatched roof. Most Groningen corn and peel mills are (now) covered with planks or thatch. The seven-metre high wooden lower part is also rare. Most Groningen mills have a lower part made of brick.
Steep
Also unusual: this corn mill stands on stilts, so you can look underneath. This is a building style that was mainly used for the ground sailor type of mills in Zeeland.
A beautiful mishmash
The architectural style of mill Ceres is rather different from that of other mills in the province of Groningen. Perhaps this is due to the reuse of materials from other buildings. Not only were parts of a demolished mill from Uithuizen used for its construction, but also scrap wood from shipbreaking yard Hammingh in Garnwerd. In Ceres' scaffolding doors, for instance, the cabin doors of a wooden sailing ship are clearly recognisable.
On Saturday afternoons, the mill is open on odd weeks between 13.00 - 17.00.
Mill Ceres has been owned by Het Groninger Landschap since 2007.