Trendell's, Wembley

When Trendell's decided to advertise their car hire service, they didn't hesitate to make full use of the side wall of this house near Wembley station.

Phone
Wem - 1567
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Trendell's
Daimler Hire
Service
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Cars For
Hire
Petrol, Oil, Tytes.
The name Daimler has been used by several car manufacturers across Europe but as the logo indicates, the ones Trendell offered to his customers were those manufactured in Coventry by the Daimler Motor Company.

Below are details of the different parts of this amazing ghost sign.




Location: Thurlow Gardens / Pictures taken on: 17/08/2009 and 30/07/2010

Hinton and R. Gunner, butchers, Wembley

For a few months this sign was largely hidden by a scaffolding erected next door but it is now once more fully visible. Painted twice (if not three times), it advertised local butchers.


It can only been seen in full from a narrow angle, which doesn't make it easy to read it. The best is to move a bit back, even if the last line is then hidden.


The most recent sign, in light blue letters, could date from the 1920s-30s as R. Gunner is mentioned in a 1931 issue of The Meat trades' journal and cattle salesman's gazette: The organ of the British, colonial, and foreign live stock and dead meat trades. It reads: Dairy
Fed
Pork
R. Gunner
English
& Scottish
Meat
Only
The older sign, or maybe signs, is or are more difficult to read: Hinton
P...
...
Scottish & English
Be... [Beef ?]
Grass Fed ...s
Dairy Fed Pork
.a..e. Cooked
Meats
.amu...
On...
It looks as if there could be more but the lines ovelap.

Location: Ealing Road / Pictures taken on: 30/07/2010