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.

Thursday, 30 May 2013

Hotel, Havana

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A very simple sign that adds a lovely touch to a façade full of charm (shame a truck hid part of it). Could this former hotel in the hear...
Tuesday, 28 May 2013

Bart's Market, Clapham

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Here is a ghost sign about which I have no information at all. I have not found any mention of a market in Tintern Street or any of the stre...
Friday, 24 May 2013

Builder, Dalston

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While the company behind yesterday's ghost sign remains a mystery (so far), it was easy today to trace whose business was being promote...
Thursday, 23 May 2013

Wholesale and for exportation, Bethnal Green

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If I discovered a new ghost sign while walking recently along Hackney Road (see yesterday's post ), I also noticed that one had disappea...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Hartcraft, Bethnal Green

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This ghost sign just off Hackney Road must have reappeared fairly recently. I have not found any information about Hartcraft. The only me...
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Daren, Stoke Newington

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I returned recently to Stoke Newington in north London, an area with an impressive concentration of ghost signs. A few changes had occurred ...
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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Asahi Super Dry, North Kensington

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Back in 2011 London street artist Don realized several pieces at the newly reopened Earl of Portobello in North Kensington, including a supe...
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