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English: WWII anti tank block on the bank of the River Bure. One of four WWII anti tank blocks that have been deposited beside the public footpath, downstream from Buxton mill, just south of the mill race (seen in mid-distance). Constructed in 1940/41 these concrete blocks formed part of a demolition belt that ran along the River Bure, reaching from Great Yarmouth to Ingworth. Defence of Britain database ref: S0001272. See also > 829621 and 829623. The former Buxton water mill can be seen in the background. The existence of a watermill at Buxton was recorded in the Domesday book of 1085; the mill was last rebuilt (as a working mill) in 1754 by William Pepper, a merchant living in Buxton, the building being constructed of white painted brick and weatherboard, with a pantile roof. The millstones, used for grinding animal food stuffs and flour, were driven by water power. 98% of the milled wheat was grown locally, and in its heyday Buxton mill produced 1 ton of flour per hour. A silo was added in 1930, followed by a dryer in 1947 and in 1970 the mill was closed; first used as tea rooms then as an art gallery and craft centre, and later as a restaurant, the building was destroyed by a fire in 1991. Reconstructed by architect Keith Reay from 19th century North American pitched pine, salvaged from throughout Great Britain, this was the to-date largest timber-framed reconstruction to take place in the UK. After conversion into a hotel in 1998 the building has meanwhile been converted again, this time into flats. http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/buxton.html