The wooden Westermolen originally dates from the mid-15th century.
There used to be a horse riding mill here, which was used in windless weather.
The last miller was Jozef Vervinck. He milled from 1933 until a spring storm in 1953 seriously damaged the mill.
Count Adhémar d'Alcantara bought the mill and had it repaired. Vervinck milled the Lembeek and Eeklose grain until the advent of the electric mills.
In 1965 the mill was shut down and the blades were removed for safety reasons. In 1979-81 the mill was restored. Since then it has been maintained and operated by the certified miller Erik Cackaert. The Westermolen has four millstones, each weighing about 1000 kg. Normal production is 300 kg of flour per hour. In 2016, a new thorough restoration of the mill followed. Protected in 1973.

Source: meetjes.land

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March 7, 2021

The Westermolen in Lembeke, a possible quiet stop

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