The Golden Lion
Do you know that feeling of going somewhere every day and being so familiar with it that you don’t see something special or obvious – and then feeling delighted when you notice it? That’s what I want to do with my art.
Here’s the Golden Lion Pub.
This town centre pub was originally called The Oxford Arms. Its foundations were laid in 1623 and its name was changed to The Golden Lion in 1722. The yard at the rear was the departure point for horse-drawn coaches. It’s a place you can stand and imagine the sound of hooves and metal-rimmed wheels on cobbles as they rang the bell for departure.
“For 70 years Granny Woods ran this pub with her son Les . They finished in 1979 due to the flooding. It was a men only pub up until then.”
Part of my Postcards from Newton Abbot series of postcard-sized ink and watercolour sketches.
Ink: Platinum brun sepia pigmented ink
Pen: Sailor Fude de Mannen fountain pen
Watercolour: Derwent Graphitint watercolours
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