Painted signs and mosaics

Back in May, to promote its direct services between London Marylebone and Birmingham, Chiltern Railways had the good idea of selling return ...

Most mosaics featured in this blog are laid on the doorstep of shops but it does not mean this is always the case as today's example ill...

No information seems to be available online about Tombs the butcher. His shop, which once occupied the ground floor of this small block ...

In a small street, a few metres away from the crowds of Earls Court Road, is this large and well-preserved ghost sign. The only mentions...

Nearly a couple of months ago, while travelling on a train towards Victoria Station, I noticed one of the billboards overlooking the railway...

W. Mulliner & Sons was a small building firm based in Wandsworth in the early 20th century. In its issue from 15 August 1868, The Ec...

Even though the name of these plywood, and most certainly veneer, importers does not appear on this ghost sign, it can be identified as bein...