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Simonsbath Sawmill is a 'rare surviving example of a once-common type of estate sawmill and workshops'.

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The leat system was built in the late 19th century.

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The racksaw is the largest at the mill and is used in the first stage of cutting trees brought in from the woods.

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A model of the water turbine system that replaced the mill's water wheel at the end of the 19th century.

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Who needs blueprints when you've got chalk and a wall,

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Graham Wills (sporting a fine JPA fleece) demonstrating the tricky art of using a pole lathe.