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"https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/02/waygoods-broken-glass-west-norwood/", "published_at": "2021-02-08T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7745da4a950", "title": "A Tale of Two Murals", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/a-tale-of-two-murals/", "published_at": "2021-01-25T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7745df2af41", "title": "The Enduring Mystery of the Peterkin Custard Ghost Sign", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/", "published_at": "2021-01-18T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7745e9fd620", "title": "Money Lent and The Mystery of Perry’s Son in Tooting", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/money-lent-and-the-mystery-of-perrys-son-in-tooting/", "published_at": "2021-01-11T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7745eec48af", "title": "Ghost Signs & Light Capsules in Winnipeg", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/ghost-signs-light-capsules-in-winnipeg/", "published_at": "2021-01-04T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7745fb340e8", "title": "The Reverse Fade: Repainting, Repointing, or a Legacy of Black & White Photography?", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/the-reverse-fade-repainting-repointing-or-a-legacy-of-black-white-photography/", "published_at": "2020-12-28T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f77460574871", "title": "22 Hovis Ghost Signs Across the Capital", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/22-hovis-ghost-signs-across-the-capital/", "published_at": "2020-12-21T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f7746134c2da", "title": "The Boro’ Bill Posting Company and Their Surviving Ghost Signs", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/the-boro-bill-posting-company-and-their-surviving-ghost-signs/", "published_at": "2020-12-14T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c51d-8120-7039-9ca5-f77461965498", "title": "Exploring the Photography of the 1880s via a Greenwich Ghost Sign", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/exploring-the-photography-of-the-1880s-via-a-greenwich-ghost-sign/", "published_at": "2020-12-07T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb5ee8ac06", "title": "Restoration Period: My Monotype Recorder Article Now Available to Read Online", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/restoration-period-my-monotype-recorder-article-now-available-to-read-online/", "published_at": "2020-11-30T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb5f2b1e42", "title": "Glasgow Ghost Signs Walking Tours: Free Maps", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/glasgow-ghost-signs-walking-tours-free-maps/", "published_at": "2020-11-23T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb5ff80218", "title": "A Cluster of Ghost Signs Intrigue in Spitalfields’ Artillery Grounds", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/a-cluster-of-ghost-signs-intrigue-in-spitalfields-artillery-grounds/", "published_at": "2020-11-16T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb6032e85f", "title": "The Fascinating Legacy of Neon in Warsaw, Poland", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/the-fascinating-legacy-of-neon-in-warsaw-poland/", "published_at": "2020-11-09T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb60becf0c", "title": "New Developments in the Case of E. Mono on Kentish Town Road", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/new-developments-in-the-case-of-e-mono-on-kentish-town-road/", "published_at": "2020-11-02T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb6103abca", "title": "The Gileric Gowns of H.A. Howard & Sons, Ducie Street, Manchester", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/the-gileric-gowns-of-h-a-howard-sons-ducie-street-manchester/", "published_at": "2020-10-26T15:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb61db7dff", "title": "N.E. Signs Appreciation Society Wins Appreciation from Hackney Council", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/n-e-signs-appreciation-society-wins-appreciation-from-hackney-council/", "published_at": "2020-10-19T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb621cfb03", "title": "Ghosts of London’s Wayfinding Past in this New Book", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/ghosts-of-londons-wayfinding-past-in-this-new-book/", "published_at": "2020-10-15T05:01:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb623a715c", "title": "Writing Off the Wall: The Wholesale Removal of a Viennese Ghost Sign", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/writing-off-the-wall-the-wholesale-removal-of-a-viennese-ghost-sign/", "published_at": "2020-10-12T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb624d7afa", "title": "Ghost Signs for Sale Raise Ethical Questions", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/ghost-signs-for-sale-raise-ethical-questions/", "published_at": "2020-10-05T15:06:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb6323eb25", "title": "Alf the Purse King", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/09/alf-the-purse-king/", "published_at": "2020-09-28T18:05:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb63484c4b", "title": "A Curtain Call for the Theatre Advertising of Old", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/a-curtain-call-for-the-theatre-advertising-of-old/", "published_at": "2018-12-21T08:30:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb639fce30", "title": "Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk: 28 December", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/stoke-newington-ghostsigns-walk-28-december/", "published_at": "2018-12-14T10:55:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb63d3dc12", "title": "Two Paris Beauties Under Wraps", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/two-paris-beauties-under-wraps/", "published_at": "2018-12-07T08:30:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb646967e1", "title": "F.W. Woolworth Co. and the Winston-Salem Sit-Ins", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/f-w-woolworth-co-and-the-winston-salem-sit-ins/", "published_at": "2018-11-30T08:30:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb647935d6", "title": "Introducing the Pre-Vinylite Society Journal", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/introducing-the-pre-vinylite-society-journal/", "published_at": "2018-11-23T08:30:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb64d5096e", "title": "Singapore’s Historic Signs", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/singapores-historic-signs/", "published_at": "2018-11-16T08:30:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb64e4a0cc", "title": "London Street Level by Robert Brownjohn", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/london-street-level-by-robert-brownjohn/", "published_at": "2018-11-09T08:30:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb65a81b23", "title": "Lancell Road’s Mystery Ghost Sign", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/lancell-roads-mystery-ghost-sign/", "published_at": "2018-11-02T08:30:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb6651b38c", "title": "Fonts Inspired by Ghost (and other) Signs", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/fonts-inspired-by-ghost-and-other-signs/", "published_at": "2018-10-26T07:30:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb66bacee9", "title": "The Enduring Ephemera of J.M. Hill in Southwark", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/the-enduring-ephemera-of-j-m-hill-in-southwark/", "published_at": "2018-10-12T07:30:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb66d4c776", "title": "Follow the Tram Lines to the Mann Egerton Reveal in Norwich", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/follow-the-tram-lines-to-the-mann-egerton-reveal-in-norwich/", "published_at": "2018-10-05T07:30:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb67c51f36", "title": "Commit Some Nuisance for Bankside", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/commit-some-nuisance-for-bankside/", "published_at": "2018-09-28T07:30:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c528-865f-70f0-afa4-11eb6818b71e", "title": "Scorched Earth Reveals Historic Eire Signs", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/scorched-earth-reveals-historic-eire-signs/", "published_at": "2018-09-21T07:30:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c533-8984-7101-88d0-27dd1f8c4d4a", "title": "It’s All Popping Off in Deptford Market Yard", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/its-all-popping-off-in-deptford-market-yard/", "published_at": "2018-09-14T07:30:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c533-8984-7101-88d0-27dd202f3fa7", "title": "Recycling & Rearranging Ghost Signs", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/recycling-rearranging-ghost-signs/", "published_at": "2018-09-07T07:30:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c533-8984-7101-88d0-27dd20fad662", "title": "Shropshire Shop Fronts of the 1880s", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/shropshire-shop-fronts-of-the-1880s/", "published_at": "2018-08-31T07:30:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c533-8984-7101-88d0-27dd21b79e0e", "title": "Ghost Signs of Montreal & Ottawa from John Toohey", "url": "https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/ghost-signs-of-montreal-ottawa-from-john-toohey/", "published_at": "2018-08-24T07:30:55+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

The Boyd is Back in Town original ↗

16 May 2025

2024

1001 London Ghost Signs, Mapped original ↗

25 Sept 2024

Pawned for Good: The Partial Palimpsest in St James original ↗

5 Sept 2024

The Mirrored Owl Cigars of San Francisco original ↗

26 Jul 2024

X Doesn’t Mark the Spot: Revisiting an Islington Ghost Sign original ↗

16 Jul 2024

H. Newman & Sons (Have Removed), Melbourne original ↗

23 Jun 2024

Brain’s Honest Ale: Lost But Not Forgotten in Cardiff original ↗

10 Jun 2024

W.E. Baxter: A Beautiful Palimpsest in Lewes, Sussex original ↗

5 Jun 2024

Milwaukee’s Ghost Signs Revealed in a New ‘Augmented History’ Tour original ↗

1 May 2024

A Halesworth Ghost Sign with a Celebrity Connection original ↗

22 Apr 2024

Karen Stamper’s Ghost Sign-Inspired Collages original ↗

12 Apr 2024

J.C. Rogers’ Beautiful Fading Fascia in Penzance original ↗

5 Apr 2024

Handel in Aardappelen (Potato Dealer) in Delft original ↗

31 Mar 2024

Alain Murzeau, Furniture Maker, Angers, France original ↗

23 Mar 2024

Ghost Signs from Colombia and Bolivia original ↗

9 Mar 2024

An Eye Test at Bateman’s Bournemouth Opticians original ↗

6 Mar 2024

RIP: The Chronicle, High Street, Crewe original ↗

28 Feb 2024

Medical and Surgical Home, Catharine Place, Bath original ↗

24 Feb 2024

(Ambu)lances, Navigation Road, York original ↗

21 Feb 2024

Evolution of a Wall at Oneida Market, Hudson, New York original ↗

17 Feb 2024

Holland-America Line, Santander original ↗

14 Feb 2024

A Curious Palimpsest: Foster Ltd in Bristol original ↗

10 Feb 2024

Cigarettes Marouf, Ghent, Belgium original ↗

9 Feb 2024

Why Lead Paint Makes Signs Last: A Toxic Legacy original ↗

27 Jan 2024

The Shifting Sands of London’s Ghost Signs Landscape original ↗

15 Jan 2024

2023

Alighting in Astoria: A Permanent Light Capsules Legacy original ↗

9 Mar 2023

2022

New Brands on Holborn’s Gillette Palimpsest original ↗

23 Oct 2022

The Theft of L. Lambert, Timber Merchant original ↗

1 Oct 2022

Chicago Ghost Signs and the Beverly Sign Co.original ↗

6 Aug 2022

Recovered Letters and Signs on the Streets of Valencia original ↗

27 Jun 2022

London’s Ghost Signs in the 80s and 90s, by Peter Marshall original ↗

10 May 2022

Ice Cream for Health, says J. Boni in Edinburgh original ↗

20 Apr 2022

Tooting Ghost Signs for Gowns and Grooves original ↗

29 Mar 2022

ABC: Always Be Checking (for more Ghost Signs)original ↗

16 Mar 2022

The Donovan Bros Sign at 46 Crispin Street original ↗

22 Feb 2022

Unpeeling Layers of Late-Victorian Signwriting original ↗

2 Feb 2022

Oslo Ghost Signs with Martin Holm original ↗

20 Jan 2022

New York State Ghost Signs from Margherita Fabrizio original ↗

4 Jan 2022

2021

Advertising Time Capsules in Paris and London original ↗

29 Dec 2021

Redfern’s Rubber Heels Make Walking a Pleasure Again in Islington original ↗

14 Dec 2021

The Cycle of Life in Warmley, Bristol original ↗

25 Nov 2021

Missing in Action: Barlow & Roberts original ↗

27 Oct 2021

Dating Dee’s Stores in Stoke Newington original ↗

23 Sept 2021

Return of the Poland Street Ghost Signs original ↗

13 Sept 2021

Back to Back Beecham’s Pills in Leeds original ↗

7 Sept 2021

Council Funds Bile Beans Repainting in Leeds original ↗

26 Jul 2021

Harry Green’s Modesty Preserved by Michelle ‘Fashions’original ↗

28 Jun 2021

Sign for the Signs: Two Petitions from Canada and Wimbledon original ↗

21 Jun 2021

Fundraising to Repaint Fry’s Cocoa Ghost Sign original ↗

14 Jun 2021

Pinterest, Planning Permission, and a Prime Advertising Wall original ↗

7 Jun 2021

London’s Best Ghost Sign (And a New Book Cover)original ↗

5 Jun 2021

London’s Best Ghost Sign? You Decide!original ↗

28 May 2021

Save Our Signs: Bath’s Rapid Response Unit original ↗

24 May 2021

The Curious Case of Two French Milliners original ↗

3 May 2021

Playing Hangman With Aplins’ Ghost Sign original ↗

19 Apr 2021

Getting Closer to André Perot’s Faux Ghost Sign on Park Street original ↗

5 Apr 2021

Uncovered Signs in Shanghai, New Book from The Type original ↗

29 Mar 2021

A Sly Fox (& Sons) on Hither Green Lane original ↗

22 Mar 2021

Glasgow’s Ghost Signs Through the Lens of Stuart Neville original ↗

15 Mar 2021

Brothers Butterworth & Beehive in Newcastle-under-Lyme original ↗

8 Mar 2021

Whitewashing History at Poland Street Car Park original ↗

1 Mar 2021

When Haig Finally Became Vague (RIP)original ↗

22 Feb 2021

Are These London’s Most Elusive Trio of Ghost Signs?original ↗

15 Feb 2021

Waygoods’ Broken Glass, West Norwood original ↗

8 Feb 2021

A Tale of Two Murals original ↗

25 Jan 2021

The Enduring Mystery of the Peterkin Custard Ghost Sign original ↗

18 Jan 2021

Money Lent and The Mystery of Perry’s Son in Tooting original ↗

11 Jan 2021

Ghost Signs & Light Capsules in Winnipeg original ↗

4 Jan 2021

2020

The Reverse Fade: Repainting, Repointing, or a Legacy of Black & White Photography?original ↗

28 Dec 2020

22 Hovis Ghost Signs Across the Capital original ↗

21 Dec 2020

The Boro’ Bill Posting Company and Their Surviving Ghost Signs original ↗

14 Dec 2020

Exploring the Photography of the 1880s via a Greenwich Ghost Sign original ↗

7 Dec 2020

Restoration Period: My Monotype Recorder Article Now Available to Read Online original ↗

30 Nov 2020

Glasgow Ghost Signs Walking Tours: Free Maps original ↗

23 Nov 2020

A Cluster of Ghost Signs Intrigue in Spitalfields’ Artillery Grounds original ↗

16 Nov 2020

The Fascinating Legacy of Neon in Warsaw, Poland original ↗

9 Nov 2020

New Developments in the Case of E. Mono on Kentish Town Road original ↗

2 Nov 2020

The Gileric Gowns of H.A. Howard & Sons, Ducie Street, Manchester original ↗

26 Oct 2020

N.E. Signs Appreciation Society Wins Appreciation from Hackney Council original ↗

19 Oct 2020

Ghosts of London’s Wayfinding Past in this New Book original ↗

15 Oct 2020

Writing Off the Wall: The Wholesale Removal of a Viennese Ghost Sign original ↗

12 Oct 2020

Ghost Signs for Sale Raise Ethical Questions original ↗

5 Oct 2020

Alf the Purse King original ↗

28 Sept 2020

2018

A Curtain Call for the Theatre Advertising of Old original ↗

21 Dec 2018

Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk: 28 December original ↗

14 Dec 2018

Two Paris Beauties Under Wraps original ↗

7 Dec 2018

F.W. Woolworth Co. and the Winston-Salem Sit-Ins original ↗

30 Nov 2018

Introducing the Pre-Vinylite Society Journal original ↗

23 Nov 2018

Singapore’s Historic Signs original ↗

16 Nov 2018

London Street Level by Robert Brownjohn original ↗

9 Nov 2018

Lancell Road’s Mystery Ghost Sign original ↗

2 Nov 2018

Fonts Inspired by Ghost (and other) Signs original ↗

26 Oct 2018

The Enduring Ephemera of J.M. Hill in Southwark original ↗

12 Oct 2018

Follow the Tram Lines to the Mann Egerton Reveal in Norwich original ↗

5 Oct 2018

Commit Some Nuisance for Bankside original ↗

28 Sept 2018

Scorched Earth Reveals Historic Eire Signs original ↗

21 Sept 2018

It’s All Popping Off in Deptford Market Yard original ↗

14 Sept 2018

Recycling & Rearranging Ghost Signs original ↗

7 Sept 2018

Shropshire Shop Fronts of the 1880s original ↗

31 Aug 2018

Ghost Signs of Montreal & Ottawa from John Toohey original ↗

24 Aug 2018