The Dog & Doublet Inn, Sandon
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Watercolour on Arches 300lb. This privately owned 1906 Grade11 listed coaching Inn lies at the heart of the village and forms part of the 400 acre Sandon Estate. This was another commissioned work by the Late Lord Harrowby which was equally as challenging as my painting of Sandon Hall. This was the only pub in England to remain closed on a Sunday, the Earl deciding that he didn’t want his estate workers and tenants going drinking after leaving church, luckily there was another fine hostelry just a 5-minute bike ride away at The Hollybush Inn at Salt! The new Earl decided to rescind this rule back in the late 1970’s.
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Alan Bickley
Having studied fine art and graphics at both Stafford and Derby college, my career working as a graphic artist and latterly as editorial artist with Northcliffe Media Ltd, has kept me constantly in touch with all aspects of art and design. Painting mainly in oils, acrylics and watercolour, my…
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