#merridale

[jordandyck]

Yurt on Vancouver Island.

Photo: @jordandyck

[daughtersofbeer]

Perfect day for Cobble Hill hiking and rehydrating with Mo’moro dry hopped with mosaic hops, Cowichan Dry, and a little Cowichan Pear Brandy night cap 🍎🥂

[wolftown]

Rebuilding the Brickkiln

Great Brickkiln Street has a rich history of manufacturing, the remnants of which could still be seen until a couple of years ago. The history is well documented by WHHS:

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Transport/Motorcycles/Clyno.htm

Sadly even though Fort Works stayed pristine until recent years, it eventually fell into "dereliction":

As I've discussed earlier, there is no such thing as Too Derelict To Save, although buildings can certainly be left to become "an eyesore" making them ripe for the picking.

In place of the Fort and Tower Works will be a relatively nice housing estate. The development is welcomed if not the circumstances that led to the build.

This is all part of the regeneration of the Brickkiln area of Merridale, and it's bolstered by the new Sainsbury's supermarket. The final key is the restoration of the Eagle Works, one of my favourite Wolverhampton buildings.

These vast works are to be retained, keeping a bit of history in the Brickkiln area. They will become apartments which will be relatively affordable for their grace and stature.

WHHS have a similarly indepth history of the Eagle Works on their website:

http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/listed/localist/eagle.htm

With Westside (The Fold) cropping up opposite the Ring Road from here this will quickly become a desirable place to live.

[enroutemagazine]

Still life: Jessie Taylor has found the key to happiness at Vancouver Island’s Merridale Cidery & Distillery. Les pommiers de Jessie Taylor, de la distillerie Merridale, ont de la branche. Photos by / par Andrew Querner. See more from our August 2013 issue. Découvrez le reste de notre numéro d'août 2013.