The Earl Grey Inn
Flickr …. it can be addictive! Searching through just a fraction of the interesting historic and of course inspiring images can take an age (or maybe a good way to spend a wet morning).
Anyway, a week or two ago I chanced upon the work of Professeur Filature whose images of old mills both in the UK and abroad are utterly fascinating. One such image is that of the London Silk Mill in Leek Staffordshire.
By coincidence, I had planned to travel through the town quite recently and thought I’d have a look to see the exact spot where the photo had been taken.
Naturally, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a go myself, but hopefully to feature the little corner pub as the main subject rather than copy Professeur Filature’s take of the mill.
Formerly a Marstons pub, it was re-opened in 2014. I didn’t have time to venture inside, but a little research shows that it specialises in beers that are unusual for the area, and the house beer (Earl Grey Bitter) is brewed by the Whim micro brewery of Hartington in Derbyshire.
Maybe next time I’ll be able to pop in for a pint!
www.flickr.com/photos/filatures/43050018000/in/dateposted/
The Earl Grey Inn
Flickr …. it can be addictive! Searching through just a fraction of the interesting historic and of course inspiring images can take an age (or maybe a good way to spend a wet morning).
Anyway, a week or two ago I chanced upon the work of Professeur Filature whose images of old mills both in the UK and abroad are utterly fascinating. One such image is that of the London Silk Mill in Leek Staffordshire.
By coincidence, I had planned to travel through the town quite recently and thought I’d have a look to see the exact spot where the photo had been taken.
Naturally, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to have a go myself, but hopefully to feature the little corner pub as the main subject rather than copy Professeur Filature’s take of the mill.
Formerly a Marstons pub, it was re-opened in 2014. I didn’t have time to venture inside, but a little research shows that it specialises in beers that are unusual for the area, and the house beer (Earl Grey Bitter) is brewed by the Whim micro brewery of Hartington in Derbyshire.
Maybe next time I’ll be able to pop in for a pint!
www.flickr.com/photos/filatures/43050018000/in/dateposted/