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, 29 July 2013

H. Jackson, Tottenham Hale

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I don't have any information about the company H. Jackson & Co., whose depot was located in Tottenham Hale. The position of the t...
Friday, 26 July 2013

Ludstone and Son, Southwark

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Earlier this week I noticed another ghost sign had disappeared under a coat of white paint (see yesterday's post ), this time in Webber ...
Thursday, 25 July 2013

RIP in Bexleyheath

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On a recent visit to William Morris's Red House in Bexleyheath, I noticed the two ghost signs for Spiders Snooker and the shop that onc...
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Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Hair cutting and shaving saloon, St Margarets

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From far away, this hundred-year-old ghost sign can easily be missed. However from closer several letters and words can be spotted. They tel...
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Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Gillette and Daily Mail, Westminster

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Could this be London's most easily missed ghost sign, or ghost signs to be precise as a closer look reveals two adverts were successivel...
Thursday, 4 July 2013

Jacks, Battersea

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Here are a couple of ghost signs left by two of the businesses that traded at 65 Falcon Road, near Clapham Junction station (actually regula...
Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Tailor, Yangon

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A simple painted sign in both Burmese and English seen in the Bahan township of the former Burmese capital. Tailor means literally ...
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