Painted signs and mosaics

Mysterious sign by the entrance of a narrow passageway leading to a courtyard. Location: Kathmandu

A very faded ghost sign for a business by the name of Sowden's, painted over an earlier one for Walker. Sowden's [ painted ...

I don't have any information about the company H. Jackson & Co., whose depot was located in Tottenham Hale. The position of the t...

Earlier this week I noticed another ghost sign had disappeared under a coat of white paint (see yesterday's post ), this time in Webber ...

What was Adams's activity? Not enough of this ghost sign has survived to be able to answer this question. ... ... Adams ... all for ......

If I discovered a new ghost sign while walking recently along Hackney Road (see yesterday's post ), I also noticed that one had disappea...

A building on Moseley Road, on the outskirts of Birmingham, has not one but two ghost signs, one on each side. The first one is the unique 7...

Doorstep mosaics may be less frequent in France than in Britain but some good examples can still be seen around, like this one in the centre...

Whatever was sold at Hales Stores remains a mystery as I haven't found any document about this shop. The manicule, which invited shopper...

I couldn't find any information about Gilbert, so what the firm imported is a mystery so far. Gilbert Importations 2 Hercules Place, N...

To conclude this series of French ghost signs spotted one day as we followed the northern bank of the River Dordogne and the Gironde estuary...

The name of the company that owned the North Warehouse in Exeter was once painted on the outside wall. Yet contrary to the brick store on th...

The store may have changed hands but the lovely mosaic laid for Major & Sons still welcome customers. Nowadays they sell electrical appl...

Just off Fore Street in Exeter is a barely visible ghost sign for an unknown manufacturer of uncertain goods. ...es & Sons .rake Manuf...

This is something all customers like to hear or, in that case, read. Quality and Value But what kind of products did this apply to? This is ...

Unfortunately I haven't found any information about Kate Miller's shop. It was located in The Old House, a historic building she sha...

The Gothic-style lettering used on this doorstep mosaic at the beginning of Eton High Street is quite unusual. Unfortunately I haven't f...

It looks as if a couple of signs could have been painted on this wall. It seems even that one business, by the name of Gordon, had signs pai...

With the second line of this ghost sign missing -and possibly more- the nature of the business advertised on this wall remains a mystery. Wh...

I was lucky the door of this building was open, otherwise I would have missed this doorstep mosaic. Unfortunately I can't remember exact...