This is Benjamin Tett's 1848 stone grist mill at Bedford Mills. No hint of the din, dust and plain hard work that was going on in the day, when I took this bucolic photo from the bridge.
A delightful family lives here, and we were treated to lunch and a lovely visit.
On this day when I am still digesting news of the demise of a favourite building, it's nice to be reminded that there are people with taste, skill, resources - and will - to preserve our built heritage.
One of the great things about Ontario is its stock of old mills. There´s a great one down by Long Point, a frame building from 1798. It was spared in the War of 1812 because the owner had business ties to American buyers who didn´t want to see the thing destroyed.
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