6 Jun 2012
The stories behind some of the intriguing ghostsigns of Clapham and Battersea
A few years ago I spoke with Russell Norris who, at the time, was writing an article on ghostsigns for a local free circular publication in South London. Like him I was waiting for its eventual publication which never came until this week when Russell took matters into his own hands and published it on his blog. The area he covers in his article is another in London where a high frequency of signs appear, perhaps this could be worthy of creating another walking tour like the one in Stoke Newington…
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Danish Ghostsigns in Copenhagen
Ghostsigns are a truly global phenomenon and the latest installment on my virtual travels comes courtesy of Hanne Andersen from Copenhagen, Denmark. She says that it’s her ‘hobby to find them’ and the evidence here is that the Danish were no slouches when it came to producing large-scale painted wall advertisements. As in the UK, […]
5 Feb 2014
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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.
3 Mar 2012
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Astronomical charts and calculations on 9th Century Mayan wall paintings
This article discusses the recent discovery of these wall paintings in Guatemala dating from AD814. More images in this guided tour of the site. See also this past post on the walls of Pompeii.
24 Jun 2012
