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Article: Make Christmas trs bon in Calais.(Features)
- Article from:
- Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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THE alluring lace stockings looked an irresistible Christmas present for my wife ... But at 80 euros a pair and to parody the comic genius Tony Hancock, that is almost pounds 40 a leg!
I was standing in a sumptuous shop at the Calais lace museum, an understated, pounds 30m development in the heart of the historic town.
Here, once derelict buildings have been transformed into a bright modern tourist attraction where the intricate history of lace-making comes alive through inter-active exhibits.
It was English machinery and know-how from Nottingham ...