Ladby Mølle Traditional Cache

Ladby Overdrevs Andelsmølle ligger på sin lille parcel midt i en mark, nogle kilometer vest for Næstved, lidt udenfor landsbyen Ladby. Møllen er en hollandsk mølle.

I foråret 1898 besluttede husmændene fra Ladby Overdrev at bygge en mølle, den stod færdig 17. februar 1899 og den første tønde byg var allerede hejst op på kværnloftet, parat til at blive kværnet.
Det først malede korn var lidt groft, men det varede ikke længe før alle 12 andelshavere var tilfredse og ønskede hinanden tillykke og glædede sig over at de ikke skulle til Holløse for at få malet grut til dyrene.

Andelshaverne lånte 1.200 kr. Af Herlufsholm Gods til opførelsen af møllen. De samlede udgifter blev 1.078,91 kr.

Det er en meget lille og usædvanlig solidt bygget mølle med støbte tandhjul i bronzelejer og med fedtkopsmøring. Yderbeklædningen består af 4000 spåner i eg, og vingerne har en længde på 16 alen (10 mtr.). Hatten er løgformet og beklædt med pap.

Byggemester var Hans Peter Madsen, Guderup.

Løn til mølleren var 5 øre pr. 100 pund + 20 øre til øvrige udgifter.

Den årlige formaling var (tdr. á 100 kg)
1899: 595 tdr.
1901: 540 tdr.
1904: 663 tdr.

Møllen kørte til 1955, hvor alle husmændene selv havde fået el kværn, og i et stormvejr blæste den sidste vinge ned.

Møllen forfaldt stille og roligt indtil 1987, hvor redaktør Henning Jessen skrev en artikel i Næstved Tidende og fik gang i sognet så møllen kunne bevares. Der blev dannet et nyt møllelaug, restaureringen gik i gang og møllen kunne indvies igen den 2. september 1989.

I 1990 fik møllen diplom af Bevaringsforeningen for god restaurering.
I 1992 blev Suså prisen givet i form af et relief af Susålandskabet.

Møllen fungerer optimalt hvis vinden er med os og fremvises så ofte det lader sig gøre.
Der holdes åbet hus d. 3. søndag i juni i forbindelse med Møllernes Dag.

Cachen er placeret med lodsejers tilladelse. Tag venligst hensyn til beplantning og parker ikke på privat område.

Ladby Overdrevs Coorporative Windmill is located on a small lot in the middle of a field, a few kilometres west of Næstved, in the outskirts of the small village Ladby. The type of the windmill is Dutch.

In the spring of 1898 the smallholders around Ladby Overdrev decided to build a windmill, - and 17. February 1899 the first barrel of grain was already hoisted to the granary, ready to be milled.
At first the grain milled was a bit coarse, but it didn't take long before all 12 members of the cooperative was satisfied and congratulated each other, that they no longer had to go to Holløse in order to have the grain milled for the domestic animals.

The cooperative borrowed some 1.200 Danish crowns from the nearby estate Herlufsholm to be able to build the windmill. The total cost ended up to be 1.078,91 kr.!

It is a very small and exceptional solidly build windmill, including the gear wheels in cast iron, running in bronze bearings with grease cups. The covering of the windmill consist of 4000 oak shingles, and the length of the arms are 32 feet. The roof is onion-shaped and covered with roofing felt.

Hans Peter Madsen from Guderup was the master builder.

The miller was paid 5 øre per 100 pound plus 20 øre for additional expenses.

The yearly grinding was (tønder á 100 kg):
1899: 595 tdr.
1901: 540 tdr.
1904: 663 tdr.

The windmill was working until 1955, where all the smallholders now had their own grinding mill, and where the last arm of the windmill was blown off in a storm.

Now the windmill slowly fell into decay until 1987, where the editor Henning Jessen by writing an article in the local newspaper, got the people in the parish interested in preserving the old windmill.
A new cooperative was established, the restoration began, and 2. September 1989 the windmill was ready for the second opening.

Both in 1990 and 1992 the windmill received local diplomas for the well performed restoration.

If the wind is right the windmill perform well, and guided tours are arranged as often as possible.
3rd Sunday in June each year open house is arranged as part of the "Windmills Day".

With permission from the site owner, the Cache is located on private property.
Please mind the plantation and please do not park on private property.

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