This is an interesting insight into traditional beer brewing and the resulting Spingo, famous to the customers of the Blue Anchor in Helston. For the annual Flora Day held in May, the bitter ale is a welcome treat on Coinagehall Street. The Blue Anchor has been a tavern since the 15th century and its owner Geoffrey Richards is interviewed about its most recent history when his newly married grandfather bought the pub in 1871 in what was then a tin and copper mining district.