10 Feb 2010
Jericho, Oxford Update
It seems that the threat to a couple of iconic signs in Oxford has passed, for the time being (see the story in the Oxford Mail).
Following the tip off from Isisbridge late last year I talked briefly about the signs on the old blog. The lobby that galvanised around preserving the original building appears to have swayed opinion within the council and the sign are likely to be saved as a result.
Photo: Isisbridge
There are echos of the Clapham sign that was inadvertently preserved due to a ruling against ‘development’ on its host building. I am still looking for a story where a sign has been protected for its own value rather than that of the building it happens to be painted on.
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Project press (BBC Liverpool)
Caroline has secured the first press coverage for the archive and her work capturing signs in Liverpool. Read the full story on the BBC Liverpool website. If anyone else has any contacts that would be interested in covering the 18th March launch then get in touch. [Update: Liverpool Ghost Signs book now published.]
15 Jan 2010
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Ghostsigns in The Simple Things magazine
A new magazine, The Simple Things, features a great article about Ghostsigns. Written by Kirsten Elliott of Akeman Press in Bath, there are also a couple of wise words and a bunch of photos from yours truly. Regular readers may recall a couple of fascinating photos that Kirsten recently provided to this blog and there is […]
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Ultrabold, Summer 2010
The Summer 2010 issue of Ultrabold, the journal of the St Bride Library, features an article by me on the launch of the HAT Ghostsigns Archive. You can view a pdf here, or subscribe to the journal by becoming a friend of St Bride here. My previous Ultrabold article can be found here with other […]
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