Tuesday, 30 August 2011

Dorking Aerated, Dorking

With the second line of this ghost sign missing -and possibly more- the nature of the business advertised on this wall remains a mystery. What could be "aerated"? My first thought was bread -because of the Aerated Bread Company- but since it is painted on what looks like an industrial building, I don't think this was the case. Aerated water? Aerated concrete? Whenever I'm in Dorking, it's at the end of a walk through the beautiful Surrey Hills and by then the local museum is closed. Maybe one day I should pass there before heading for the countryside and check if they don't have any information about this ghost sign.

Dorking Aerated
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Location: Ranmore Road, Dorking, Surrey / Picture taken on: 27/02/2011
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Anonymous said...

Genes Reunited identifies it, via the Surrey Mirror of 1884, as: "THE DORKING AERATED & MINERAL WATERS COMPANY (LIMITED), RANMORE ROAD, DORKING, AERATED WATERS AND BEVERAGES the purest and best description, at the lowest prices, consistent with quality and general..."

Thanks for an interesting site,

Nick.

21 December 2016 at 17:41

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