Painted signs and mosaics

The first time I saw this ghost sign in 2008, it was partly covered by a graffiti (and a pretty bad one at that). Five years later the gr...

I returned recently to Stoke Newington in north London, an area with an impressive concentration of ghost signs. A few changes had occurred ...

An online search for ironmongers trading on both Northwold Road and Brooke Street (the name of the road before 1912) didn't return any r...

I don't have much to tell about T. Harry's business. Were these depositories used mainly by individuals or by the many industries th...

Ever since I first saw it, I've been wondering about this glass of wine. What is it doing just next to a school? And why was the glass l...

Before they introduced bright red signs... Post Office Stoke Newington Allen Rd N. 16 Note the uppercase 'T' in 'Stoke'. A ...

Cakebread Robey & Co Ltd, of Stoke Newington, a firm that used to supply materials to the building trade, was founded in 1882 by George ...

If I mention the name of John Hawkins, most people will have images of pirates chasing the Spanish gold fleet across the Caribbean to fill t...

Stoke Newington Church Street is home to an incredible concentration of ghost signs, one of which has already been presented on this blog. ...

When I met some friends in a pub after one of my lectures and told them I had just been discussing with my students, among many other issues...

While some in government are thinking of banning two for one offers, today I offer you a three for one. Three signs on one wall, a real barg...