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Mid-20th Century photos of King’s Cross featuring some painted ads
This set of photos shows what King’s Cross was like 60 years ago with the odd painted ad caught inadvertently by what appears to have been a bus enthusiast. The one above features a shop sign for Freeman, Hardy & Willis, and there’s this one too. The full set here.
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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.]
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Danville City Council defines rules for restoration of ghostsigns
Interesting piece of legislation reported here [Link expired, mention on p.41 here) from Danville City, California, including that “building owners…cannot recreate signs that have been painted over with other signs”, This must give preference to newer signs, assuming it is clear which came last… More on restoration and protection on the main blog.