Kleimühle (mill) in Riesenbeck
The Kleimühle was recorded for the first time in the year 1533.
In 1599 there was talk of necessary repair work as the mill was falling into disrepair. The wooden mill mechanics were obviously wearing out and the wooden mill body weathered fast. Hence this mill was mentioned again and again in history due to the necessary repair works. In 1734 it was considered to rebuild the mill in stone. The new building costs for a stone mill amounted to 1.438 Reichstaler against 528 Reichstaler for a wooden mill. Tenant and owner changed very often until baron Matthias Alexander von Heereman zu Surenburg won the public bidding and was awarded the mill on the Klei in Bevergern for 1.500 Taler in 1820. At the end of 1866 baron von Heereman stopped the milling temporarily due to the mill's rebuilding.
The baronial Heereman bursary master asked different mill farmers to quote offers to construct a massive watermill with the condition that a passage would be built in. The location for the new mill was a bit off way from the old mill and situated on the way from Bevergern to Riesenbeck.
Mill master builder Heinrich Remme from Brochterbeck got the order to build a new tower mill. The construction was done by master carpenter Hagemann from Hörstel. The mill was working again in 1868.
Today's cap piece is not an original.
Mill stump and gallery are privately owned today and rebuilt to cater for residential purposes. Thus sightseeing is only possible from the outside.