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When McCrossin’s Mill Museum began in 1982, it had no artefacts to display. But it did have a couple of things to show off. Two buildings: McCrossin’s 1870 Flour Mill, and McCrossin’s 1881 Chaff Shed. In 1983 visionary architect Peter Myers won the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ (NSW) Award for Restoration for his work at McCrossin’s Mill. The building is now the subject of a Permanent Conservation Order, and is listed on the State Heritage Register. The installation of exhibitions has respected the great strength and stark beauty of the structure. McCrossin’s Mill is a reluctant and humble show-off.

It doesn’t have to shout at you. You only need to open your eyes. Massive granite ground floor walls. Stunning lintels. Mellow brickwork. Gleaming hardwood floors. Sparkling whitewash. Cedar doors, scarred but honest. New cedar window sashes, tributes to the long-lost originals. Big long spaces. Tall voids. An atmosphere of mystery and expectancy. Something beautiful wherever you look. When the temperature changes, the iron roof complains, and the big timbers mutter to themselves. A front veranda that says “Come in here. Have I got something to show you?!” Bright banners snapping at the breeze.

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