To be or not to be a treasure in the water mill

There is a legend that a treasure would be hidden in one of the walls of the old water mill on Grotestraat in Vierlingsbeek. Whether that story was ever true is not clear. In any case, it did not appear when retreating German troops set fire to the mill at the end of World War II and blew up the remains.

The origins of the Vierlingsbeek water mill go back as far as the 15th century. The water mill is first mentioned in deeds in 1430, but it may very well have been older. In 1672, carpenter Heijligers carved the following text into the mill: "The mill must grind, the sun must wander, the finch must beat, the world will perish." This text also did not survive destruction by the Germans.

After the war, the old water mill was not looked after for many years. But around 1970 people regained an eye for the past, heritage and the cultural-historical treasure this water mill represented. And so the initiative was taken to restore the watermill to what it is today: an asset to Vierlingsbeek and surroundings. It gives a good picture of how it must have looked in earlier centuries.

Source: BHIC