[Leica] fibre based printing in the uk

[dark.star at btinternet.com (Leopold Green)]

Ok I'm a lurker [recently rejoined to the Lug after several years 
absence]!

Unlike many of you, at least many of the more prolific posters, I admit 
myself to be a part time hobbyist photographer who happens to use a 
Leica [primarily because I feel actual ownership of the picture which 
is very nice on the few occasions I get something I really like]...I 
don't have Photoshop, a slide scanner, an inkjet printer or a website 
so I can't show you anything of mine [actually the sharing of pictures 
on the LUG is the one thing that could almost persuade me to join the 
digital era]...also I don't do my own darkroom printer [I realise from 
recent posts that this disqualifies me from being a photographer in 
some people's eyes although the quaint English expression 'bollocks' 
springs to my mind] so I rely on others to develop the films and then 
on others to print the odd photograph - here in the UK I have never 
found a pro-lab that either prints quality black and white or who will 
even approach fibre based paper printing. For many years a wonderful 
photographer and master printer called Barry Thornton used to develop 
and print my films/occasional picture - unfortunately [and this really 
is a time when the word I use is simply not fitting for its task] Barry 
died a little while back...it seems selfish and cavalier [mentioning 
death and the search for quality photographic printing in the same 
sentance] to reduce this text to the next part about searching around 
the UK to find someone else who could produce a print as fine as a 
[leica] lens is able to take but I have tried for nearly two years and 
to no avail.

so my question - does any UK lugger [or indeed any lugger] know of 
someone who can and will [for remuneration] produce the sort of fine 
print that many of you [equipped with years of experience and/or real 
darkroom/photoshop experience] are able to achieve for yourself.

if anyone has any recommendations please let me know, it would be a 
real favour!

Leopold
[England]