Thursday, 21 October 2010

W. G. Child & Sons, Wandsworth

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W. G. Child & Sons, high class tailors, was established as a limited company in 1890 by William George Child. However the family had alr...
Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Groceries, Wood Green

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A grocery shop replaced a business by the name of Marsons in this quiet residential area. Several shops are still opened at the end of Whitt...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Bakery and pastry shop, Sangerhausen

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The building may have been abandoned for many years but the sign of this bakery and pastry shop is still with us today. Otto Nebel the baker...
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Thursday, 7 October 2010

J. Graven, Ely

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James Graven founded his agricultural engineering business in 1860, exporting products to India and other parts of the world. These first ye...
Thursday, 30 September 2010

The National News and the Sunday Evening Telegram, Battersea

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It is quite amazing how some ghost signs advertising products that disappeared decades ago managed to survive for so long virtually untouche...
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

G. & W. E. Downing, Maltsters, Gloucester (2)

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Yesterday I presented the sign painted by George and William E. Downing on the second malthouse of their Gloucester site. Further expansion ...
Monday, 27 September 2010

G. & W. E. Downing, Maltsters, Gloucester (1)

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Maltsters George and William E. Downing from Smethwick in the West Midlands opened their first malthouse in Gloucester in 1876. As their bus...
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