Towards the middle of May, the roof was off, the new slaps on the west elevation were well underway, and the bulk of the east elevation had been taken down to remove the old timber lintels. in the process we discovered the walls were not as sound as first thought, as the ivy had penetrated deep into the walls, and effectively cleaved the coursed front granite stones from the rubble fill at the back. so with the client's permission the walls were taken down until we found suitable firm stonework. rather unnerving for the whole team, to see the mill reduced to a couple of bookends.