I put months of work into the murals at the Leopard Hotel in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. I did around twelve, but then it closed down a few years ago and eventually burnt down. The shell of the building is still there.
I used to paint in the evenings after work and most of the time on my own, and the Arnold Bennett suite that I painted in was right at the back of the hotel. The room was sometimes quite spooky! You heard odd creaks and noises, but I never felt scared although the Leopard Hotel appeared in Britain’s Most Haunted. It was semi derelict upstairs and there had been plans to restore it. Painting there was a great experience.
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Thank you for posting this. I found your work through Pinterest as I have boards about Burslem and the other five towns. It’s really sad what happened to the Leopard and I’m kicking myself that I never went in there. I’d always meant to, but would go to the Bull’s Head instead because I really like Titanic beer and the Plum Porter there is the best, or we might go somewhere else that sells real ale like the Post Office Vaults (I remember sitting in there one rainy Wednesday afternoon and a gentleman came across the road and stood on the traffic island staring intently at us through the big plate-glass window for some time – yes, we’re not from round there!) The photos of your murals look amazing, so sorry I didn’t get to see them in person.
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Thank you for saying that! I only wish I’d got better photos of them. Yes the Leopard was a friendly place and I was very sad when it closed.
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