During our passage it was too dark to capture the former tidal mill on camera. Still, we thought it was worth making it a highlight.
The Eikevliet Water Mill is a former tidal mill on the Vliet in the town of Eikevliet, part of the Antwerp municipality of Bornem, located at Désiré van Homissenstraat 46.

This mill of the undershot mill type functioned as a grist mill and bark mill.
A mill was founded on this site around 1450. Around 1580, this mill was set on fire during the religious disputes. The mill was repaired and put back into use around 1612.

In 1701 the mill burned down again, this time due to heating in the stock of ground bark. In 1765 the mill came into the possession of the d'Ursel family. In 1892 the mill was sold by Caroline Chantal d'Ursel. The mill had already been taken out of operation in 1889 and a steam mill was set up in 1900.
The mill house was converted into a home. The core of the building dates from somewhere between the 17th and 18th centuries.
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermolen_van_Eikevliet

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Jeff S

March 9, 2024

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