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E. Blomme, Jonzac 20 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
Thanks to the lovely colours of the façade, this ghost sign painted in the 1960s or 1970s on Mr Blomme's shop is hard to miss. E. Blomme Something else was previously written above Mr Blomme's name ...
A la Belle Botte, Jonzac 19 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
On one of the houses built on the banks of the River Seugne in the small town of Jonzac in the south of the Charente-Maritime département is a double ghost sign. A couple of letters from the original...
Bäackerei, Hohnstein 14 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm
Dominated by its castle, the little town of Hohnstein in Saxon Switzerland has a couple of ghost signs, including the one below for a former bakery. Bäckerei [Bakery] Location: Obere Straße, Hohnste...
Furniture depositories, Kentish Town 12 Aug 2013 | 02:34 pm
House furnisher Alfred Marsh & Co was established in 1857. Alfred Marsh's original furniture making business was based at 9 Warden Road but by 1891 he had moved to 116 Kentish Town Road. Within a coup...
Drapery stores, Kingston 9 Aug 2013 | 12:21 pm
This drapery shop in Kingston may have been fairly modest but the ghost sign that once advertised it is rather elegant with its different typefaces and curvy lines. Cheap & Good Drapery Stores ------...
Undertakers, Camden 8 Aug 2013 | 10:30 am
Of the two ghost signs on this façade, only the lower one -"Undertakers"- can still be read. The upper one, which would certainly have included the name of the owner(s) of the business, has faded too ...
The monster ready made and bespoke clothing establishment, Borough 7 Aug 2013 | 12:36 pm
"The monster ready made and bespoke clothing establishment." This is a most bizarre formulation. If they wanted to say this was a very large shop, why not use "the largest" instead. "Monster" seems sl...
R. F. Stevens Ltd, Kentish Town 5 Aug 2013 | 02:42 pm
This ghost sign was certainly painted in 1951, the year organ builder R. F. Stevens Ltd moved to Leighton Place. The company was much older though, having been founded by Richard F. Stevens in 1853. O...
Printing Works, Walthamstow 2 Aug 2013 | 11:00 pm
The printing works in Walthamstow High Street were established between 1882 and 1896, most certainly by George Oscar Dawson (according to the 1882 edition of Kelly's Directory of Essex, the only print...
Warung Makan, Ubud 1 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
With temperatures soaring in the UK today, I thought this painted sign for cold drinks would be quite appropriate. In Indonesia and Malaysia, a warung is a family-owned business. The term often appli...
