Lancashire Sock Company, Bacup

I was comforted to discover that a company called The Lancashire Sock Manufacturing Company exist in a mill in Bacup. I'm not saying this in a patronising, sneering kind of way - I'm always pleased to discover traditional, long established manufacturing companies in old mills. There's also the no-nonsense 'does what it says on the tin' Northern name, a fantastic survivor in an age of meaningless company branding.