Nørre Jernløse Windmill

St, Peter's Mill

Copenhagen's bastioned fortification ring was for centuries dotted with windmills. Only two of these so-called "rampart mills"—Lille Mølle on Christianshavn Rampart and Kastelsmøllen in Kastellet—have survived in their original location. St. Peter's Mill was built in 1853 on Helmer's Bastion, part of Copenhagen's North Rampart, replacing a 17th-century post mill. Its name was taken after the adjacent street Sankt Peders Stræde. It was used as a grain mill.[1]

In 1885, St. Peter's Mill was dismantled when the last part of the North Rampart was being removed. The dismantled windmill was purchased by farmer Niels Peter Rasmussen and subsequently transported to Nørre Jernløse by horse carriage where it was rebuilt on his property.

In 1899, Nørre Jernløse Windmill was acquired by farmer Ole Martin Nielsen and would remain in his family for almost 60 years. In 1901, he supplemented the flour mill with a saw mill.In 1902, a steam engine was installed as a supplement to the windmill. It was in 1915 replaced by a crude oil-powered engine.[2]

In 1920, a large warehouse was built next to the mill. The windmill was modernized in 1922. It lost its sails in a storm in 1954 and they were after that not restored since wind energy had long only played an insignificant role in the operations.[1]

The complex was in 1979 acquired by Holbæk Municipality but the industrial activities continued until 1981. In 1988, it was subject to a comprehensive restoration. In 1993, it was ceded to a mill guild and.[3]