Old mill in Březová, Watermill in Březová, Czech Republic
The Old Mill in Březová, also called Střelecký mlýn, is a single-storey half-timbered building in the Egerland style on a rectangular plan, with a shingled saddle roof and dormers. A columned bell tower with a bell-shaped cupola rises above the facade, which bears a wooden crucifix with Christ.
The mill was built in 1899 on the site of the earlier Labitzky Mill. It initially served as a restaurant for local shooting club members.
The building was designed in the Egerland style as a copy of the 17th-century timber-framed Gahmühle in Salajna near Cheb. Guests at the shooting festivals were served by girls in Egerland folk costumes, and a small museum room held a peasant parlour with folk art from the West Bohemian spa triangle.
The building stands at Staromlýnská 26/8 in Březová, by the confluence of the Teplá River and Lomnický Creek. It is now registered as a residential property, so visitors view the half-timbered facade, shingled roof and wooden cross from the street. The timber granary and wooden gate stand southwest of the main house.
The wooden crucifix on the half-timbered facade once formed a composition with a statue of the Virgin Mary, which was stolen around 1980. Opposite the former shooting range stood a bust of Franz Franieck, commander of the Karlovy Vary marksmen, by sculptor Thomas Seidan.
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