tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post4630007593811193083..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Heritage and a Horlicks repeatCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-16734351092068020312012-08-21T22:20:44.999+01:002012-08-21T22:20:44.999+01:00Robert Thompson was based in Yorkshire, so that co...Robert Thompson was based in Yorkshire, so that could well be his work. <br /><br />Horlicks never used to appeal to me, but I have become quite fond of it. (The tour ended with some samples - very sensible, because they converted me!)CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-43327470308023733352012-08-21T08:28:40.358+01:002012-08-21T08:28:40.358+01:00Horlicks is not something I have ever drunk and, i...Horlicks is not something I have ever drunk and, in fact, the idea repels me, though I couldn't say why. Nonetheless, the building certainly looks worth a visit. I suspect there is a lot of good Art Deco out there that is never seen because its owners do not realize it is anything special. A new interest in it is well under way, however, so more gems may be revealed in time.<br /><br />I was interested in the "mouse furniture" because it immediately recalled a bench on Darlington station. Dedicated to the Yorkshire Regiment, the bench has <a href="http://tigergrowl.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/newcastle-2010-day-6/" rel="nofollow">a pretty little mouse carved on it</a>. I wonder whether there is any connection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com