M, how kind of you to contribute despite your lack of interest in the subject. It was very helpful.

And thank you for correcting my misunderstanding about Mudcat demographics. Who knew?

But if there's one olde Englishman, perhaps there are others, and perhaps one of them will have the answer to my question about stockings. And my earlier question about the Golden Crown pub that was mentioned in the song and by Breezy above.