Painted signs and mosaics

A record of painted adverts and doorstep mosaics from Britain, France, Germany and other parts of the world, and the story behind some of them.

Monday, 28 February 2011

Fred Palmer, South Wimbledon

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Inspired by the amazing work of Peter Vogel at Nutmegger Workshop across the pond, this week is going to be about shop signage painted on w...
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Friday, 25 February 2011

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, South Wimbledon

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As mentioned yesterday, there is nothing left of this sign at all. It promoted the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS), a consumer co-...
Thursday, 24 February 2011

Mixed news from Merton

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I've just spent the afternoon around Wimbledon and Tooting, where unfortunately three ghost signs are gone. Gillette on Coverton Road w...

Glass cut to size, Bermondsey

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If the phone number was painted at the same time as the other parts, then this sign was painted after 1990. Indeed it was in May that year t...
Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Maides ironmonger, Haslemere

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It looks like this wall was painted on two occasions but only one ghost sign can still be read: Maides Ironmonger & Co. The forge of Wil...
Tuesday, 22 February 2011

Sociedad Cubana de Ingenieros, Havana

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Although the Sociedad Cubana de Ingenieros (Cuban Society of Engineers) was disbanded in 1961, its coat of arms can still be seen by the ent...
Monday, 21 February 2011

Hampton, Kew

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Unfortunately most of this ghost sign was obliterated when the door was opened. Hampton Bro... [*] Wh... Ha... [Hampton?] ...s & Ca... [...
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