FT Article: Britain's Regional Tailors

[The Doctor]

Originally Posted by Despos

Edwin, do you still drive the Bentley or were you able to get the Maybach?
Had to sell the Bentley in order to get the running water and toilet in the shop....

 

[PITAronin]

For totally selfish reasons (i.e., I'm one of his former customers from the U.S. who still has a an unfinished suit that was begun nearly three years ago and is languishing in England ) I, too, wish Des Merrion a speedy return to tailoring.

 

[Despos]

Originally Posted by The Doctor

Had to sell the Bentley in order to get the running water and toilet in the shop....

Fair enough, probably a wise choice.

 

[bengal-stripe]

Originally Posted by Bishop of Briggs

It is a great pity that his hobby was criminalised by the last government.

Hobby???.........A sawn-off shotgun!?! - Can you name me a “hobby” that requires a sawn-off shotgun?

Short-barrelled "assault shotguns" (self-loading and pump action shotguns with barrels of less than 24 inches or overall length of less than 40 inches). These are prohibited weapons requiring the Secretary of State's authority. Shotguns that are sawn off to have a barrel length of less than 30 cm or an overall length of less than 60 cm are likewise prohibited;

They were made illegal in Firearms act of 1920. Nothing to do with the last government.

 

[Boisey]

Originally Posted by George

...but its outside in the yard.

Do you still keep coal in the bath?

I try to encourage Deboise to whip his apprentices, the way Despos does with his.

No go.


- B
I can attest to this.....

Matthew

Steed, UK