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The building was gradually dismantled, only the machinery, wheel, and millstones surviving. In the 1930s its roofing iron was repurposed for the
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logs, salvaged from the bottom of the river by 100 volunteers. The millstones from
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celebrated afterwards with a 'monster picnic' lasting several days.
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