The White Horse (Nellie's), Beverley, Yorkshire
This is my favourite pub of all time, I've met countless people who have become long term friends here, I've sat sketching here, and kick started many of my digests here - all under the glow of gas-light.
I have written about it in my draft book A Singular Point of Light (which is being serialised for Members):
"A visit to the hostelry involves an ocular passage of lights, a visual photosynthesis of surface plane and detail which is completely reliant upon vaguely subdued pockets of light. Light levels have not been standardised or subject to European norms."
The building has grown organically over hundreds of years culminating in a Dickensian warren of corridors and cosy fire-lit rooms. Entering Nellies involves stepping down into post medieval floor levels mixed with a pupil dilating mellowed light.
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