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The Galss House Restaurant,  an old water mill, Ambleside.
Now the Glass House Restaurant, This was originally one of several water mills powered by Stock Ghyll.
This one operated as a fuller mill, one of the processes used in the woolen industry - fulling removed
unwanted oils and other contaminants from wool and cloths. The water wheel can be seen here in its race.
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