Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ghostsigns Fading painted signs with Sam Roberts ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Milwaukee's Ghost Signs Revealed in a New 'Augmented History' Tour](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/05/milwaukees-ghost-signs-revealed-in-a-new-augmented-history-tour/) - Augmented reality is used to facilitate a tour of Milwaukee's HIstoric Third Ward ghost signs, presenting them as they once looked. - [The Mirrored Owl Cigars of San Francisco](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/07/the-mirrored-owl-cigars-of-san-francisco/) - Early twentieth century photos show an Owl Cigars sign in reverse on a huge San Francisco wall. But why was it painted like that? - [The Boyd is Back in Town](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2025/05/the-boyd-is-back-in-town/) - Boyd Pianos' ghost sign on Shaklewell Lane, London E8, revealed again after 13 years' hibernation. - [Chicago Ghost Signs and the Beverly Sign Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/08/chicago-ghost-signs-and-the-beverly-sign-co/) - Fundraising to save two Chicago ghost signs with a connection to the Beverly Sign Co. - [Quernmore Road Signs & Ghostsigns Cluster](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/03/quernmore-road-signs-and-ghostsigns-cluster/) - Cluster of signs/ghostsigns, Quernmore Road, Haringey, including Brymay, John Bull, Stevens & Steeds, L.A. Gower, and a replacement ampersand. - [Two Paris Beauties Under Wraps](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/two-paris-beauties-under-wraps/) - [1001 London Ghost Signs, Mapped](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/09/1001-london-ghost-signs-mapped/) - The online map that accompanies the book, Ghost Signs: A London Story, now has over 1,000 pinned signs. - [Pawned for Good: The Partial Palimpsest in St James](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/09/pawned-for-good-the-partial-palimpsest-in-st-james/) - [The Enduring Mystery of the Peterkin Custard Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/the-enduring-mystery-of-the-peterkin-custard-ghost-sign/) - The Enduring Mystery of the Peterkin Custard Ghost Sign: Examining this iconic painted sign in Battersea, what's known, and what questions remain unanswered. - [Tekens Aan De Wand: Ghostsign Restoration in the Netherlands](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/01/tekens-aan-de-wand-ghostsign-restoration-in-the-netherlands/) - Review of Tekens Aan De Wand (Writing on the Wall), a book about ghostsigns restoration work in the Netherlands. - [Painted Advertisements in Islington: Part 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/02/painted-advertisements-in-islington-part-2/) - Analysis of ghost signs still visible, and those lost, in Islington based on A.D. Harvey's 1999 inventory. - [X Doesn't Mark the Spot: Revisiting an Islington Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/07/x-doesnt-mark-the-spot-revisiting-an-islington-ghost-sign/) - Correcting the record for the Popham Street ghost sign previously thought to advertise X-Zalia, but now known to be for Nazalia. Photo: Roy Reed. - [Recycling & Rearranging Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/recycling-rearranging-ghost-signs/) - Walls with ghost signs on them dismantled and rebuilt, causing the rearrangement of bricks with paint and letters on. - [Los Angeles' Reverse Palimpsest](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/07/los-angeles-reverse-palimpsest/) - A reverse ghost sign palimpsest revealed in Los Angeles, advertising whiskey and something called 'ella'. - [King Size Viceroy Reversal in Rockford IL](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/05/king-size-viceroy-reversal-in-rockford-il/) - Reverse-format ghost sign for Viceroy cigarettes, an affect achieved by the demolition of a host bulding, leaving signage elements on adjacent proprty. - [H. Newman & Sons (Have Removed), Melbourne](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/06/h-newman-sons-have-removed-melbourne/) - A surviving palimpsest in the centre of Melbourne reveals the legacy of the jeweller and watchmaker Henry Newman. Photo: Sean Reynolds. - [Colossal Media Live](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/collosal-media-live/) - [Brain's Honest Ale: Lost But Not Forgotten in Cardiff](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/06/brains-honest-ale-lost-but-not-forgotten-in-cardiff/) - A wonderful pictorial ghost sign for Brain's 'honest' ales, photographed in Cardiff in the late-1970s by John Jenkins. - [W.E. Baxter: A Beautiful Palimpsest in Lewes, Sussex](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/06/w-e-baxter-a-beautiful-palimpsest-in-lewes-sussex/) - Layers of lettering in Lewes, advertising the W.E. Baxter printers, bookbinders, and stationers. Photo: David Quay. - [The Boro' Bill Posting Company and Their Surviving Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/the-boro-bill-posting-company-and-their-surviving-ghost-signs/) - Sharing research to date into Boro' Bill Posting, once a major outdoor contractors leasing sites to advertisers for painted wall signs, now ghost signs. - [E. Mono in North London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/02/e-mono-in-north-london/) - Documentation of E.Mono's expansion from Kentish Town High Street to Station Place, Finsbury Park, and the efforts to replicate the historic lettering. - [Ghostsigns Indoors](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/05/ghostsigns-indoors/) - [A Halesworth Ghost Sign with a Celebrity Connection](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/04/a-halesworth-ghost-sign-with-a-celebrity-connection/) - A surviving ghost sign for William Frost, the ironmonger grandfather of the late television star Sir David Frost. Photo: Wayne Tanswell. - [Karen Stamper's Ghost Sign-Inspired Collages](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/04/karen-stampers-ghost-sign-inspired-collages/) - Artist Karen Stamper shares the process behind her collages, inspired by the ghost signs in the south of France. - [Fairground Lettering at Carters Steam Fair](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/06/fairground-lettering-at-carters-steam-fair/) - Fairground Lettering at Carters Steam Fair, a story on Better Letters profiling the work of Joby Carter. - [Horn Please and the Wonderful World of India's Hand-Painted Trucks](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/horn-please-and-the-wonderful-world-of-indias-hand-painted-trucks/) - Horn Please is a film by Shantanu Suman about India's hand-painted trucks, featuring cultural insights and personal stories from the truck drivers and painters. - [J.C. Rogers' Beautiful Fading Fascia in Penzance](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/04/j-c-rogers-beautiful-fading-fascia-in-penzance/) - A surviving fading fascia for the J.C. Rogers butchers is a real treat in a classic style. Photos: Jon Herbert. - [Handel in Aardappelen (Potato Dealer) in Delft](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/03/handel-in-aardappelen-potato-dealer-in-delft/) - A 1920s potato dealer sign from Delft in The Netherlands, photographed by David Quay, Type Tourist. - [Salisbury Ghost Sign Restoration Project](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/salisbury-ghost-sign-restoration-project/) - The Salisbury Ghost Sign Restoration Project is working to restore the town's hand painted advertising on the walls of buildings in North Carolina. - [Ken Jones' Butte Palimpsests](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/ken-jones-butte-palimpsests/) - Ken Jones documents a wall in Butte Montant with at least eight ghostsigns in palimpsest, and another on the same wall, as part of his American Ghostsi project. - [Alain Murzeau, Furniture Maker, Angers, France](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/03/alain-murzeau-furniture-maker-angers-france/) - The former home of this century-old business tells a story of its changing family ownership. Photos: Keith Roberts. - [Ghost Signs from Colombia and Bolivia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/03/ghost-signs-from-colombia-and-bolivia/) - Pictorials and palimpsests on ghost signs for Ridomil, Lupano, and Gladymar photographed by Sarah Jupp in Colombia and Bolivia in 2015. - [An Eye Test at Bateman's Bournemouth Opticians](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/03/an-eye-test-at-batemans-bournemouth-opticians/) - A ghost sign for the former Bournemouth optician, Bateman's, is a contemporary test for the eyes in Boscombe, Bournemouth. Photo: Paul Godier. - [My Leicestershire Digital Archive](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/05/my-leicestershire-digital-archive-2/) - [Waygoods' Broken Glass, West Norwood](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/02/waygoods-broken-glass-west-norwood/) - Waygoods' Broken Glass, West Norwood, explores the ghost sign for this radio components shop on Chatsworth Way and its unusual form of decay over time. - [RIP: The Chronicle, High Street, Crewe](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/rip-the-chronicle-high-street-crewe/) - [Medical and Surgical Home, Catharine Place, Bath](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/medical-and-surgical-home-catharine-place-bath/) - The mysterious location of the Medical and Surgical Home ghost sign on Catharine Place, Bath. Photo: Tim Lindsay. - [(Ambu)lances, Navigation Road, York](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/ambulances-navigation-road-york/) - An apparent ghost sign for Lances on Navigation Road, York, turns out to be something completely different on closer inspection. Photo: Annie Greenhouse. - [The price of Coke in America remained unchanged for over 70 years](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/the-price-of-coke-in-america-remained-unchanged-for-over-70-years/) - [Hidden Coca-Cola Ghostsign in Portland's Witherspoon Building](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/04/hidden-coca-cola-ghostsign-in-portlands-witherspoon-building/) - Building work hems in two ghost signs, one for Coca-Cola and one for Dodson's Whiskey, in Portland, Oregon. - [A Curious Palimpsest: Foster Ltd in Bristol](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/a-curious-palimpsest-foster-ltd-in-bristol/) - Small lettering emerging beneath a recently revealed ghost sign for Foster Ltd in Bristol. Photographed by Tobias Newbigin. - [Holland-America Line, Santander](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/holland-america-line-santander/) - The retouching of an illustrated ghost sign for the America-Holland Line in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. Photographed by Federico Barrera Garaña / Santatipo. - [Evolution of a Wall at Oneida Market, Hudson, New York](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/evolution-of-a-wall-at-oneida-market-hudson-new-york/) - [Cigarettes Marouf, Ghent, Belgium](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/02/cigarettes-marouf-ghent-belgium/) - [Why Lead Paint Makes Signs Last: A Toxic Legacy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/01/why-lead-paint-makes-signs-last-a-toxic-legacy/) - An account of the enduring (and highly toxic) legacy of lead paint on signs, and sign painters. Written by Jill Strong for BLAG Magazine at bl.ag/lead. - [Emmanuel Nouaillier](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/12/emmanuel-nouaillier/) - [Walls by Deidi von Schaewen](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/walls-by-deidi-von-schaewen-2/) - [Four layers of Dubonnet palimpsest](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/four-layers-of-dubonnet-palimpsest/) - [Cassannet: A Dubonnet-Inspired Typeface](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/11/cassannet-a-dubonnet-inspired-typeface/) - Cassannet: A Dubonnet-inspired typeface. by Atipo, based on the French alcohol brand posters by Cassandre. - [Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet in Paris, 1983](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/dubo-dubon-dubbonet-in-paris-1983/) - Photo and commentary about a ghostsign photographed by Scott Phillips in Paris in 1983. It features the campaign Dubo, Dubon, Dubbonet and some background research. - [The Shifting Sands of London's Ghost Signs Landscape](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/01/the-shifting-sands-of-londons-ghost-signs-landscape/) - Ghost signs lost, partially destroyed, and 'brought back' from the dead in the shifting sands of London's ghost signs landscape. - [Five Amazing Egyptian Ghost Signs from Iman Abdulfattah](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/04/five-amazing-egyptian-ghostsigns-from-iman-abdulfattah/) - Collection of five Egyptian ghostsigns including: Maggi; Bic; Michelin; Laughing Cow; Bisleri-Ferro China; Remy Martin - [Bath Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/bath-ghostsigns/) - [Venos & Veglio Reveals on Oxford Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/12/venos-veglio-reveals-on-oxford-street/) - Venos & Veglio ghost signs revealed on Oxford Street, including some discussion of issues of protection with respect to historic painted wall advertisements. - [New Brands on Holborn's Gillette Palimpsest](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/) - New brands on Holborn's Gillette palimpsest revealed during building works next door. - [South London Press](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/south-london-press/) - [Mapping Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/mapping-ghostsigns-2/) - [Liverpool Ghost Signs by Caroline and Phil Bunford](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/liverpool-ghost-signs-by-caroline-and-phil-bunford/) - Interview with Caroline and Phil Bunford, authors of Liverpool Ghost Signs published by the History Press with a foreword by Sam Roberts. - [Photo Album of Painted Coca-Cola Signs (1914)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/11/photo-album-of-painted-coca-cola-signs-1914/) - Rare album of photos of painted Coca-Cola signs from New England dating from 1913-14, restored by NEDCC. - [Dingo Flour Restoration in Fremantle Australia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/04/dingo-flour-restoration-in-fremantle-australia/) - Dingo Flour ghost sign restoration in Fremantle Australia. - [Declarations of Independence campaign from Jack Daniel's](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/declarations-of-independence-campaign-from-jack-daniels/) - Declarations of Independence campaign from Jack Daniel's using hand crafted lettering as source material for large scale pieces of hand painted advertising. - ['Sur Les Murs': Montréal's Bilingual Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/09/sur-les-murs-montreals-bilingual-ghostsigns/) - Review of 'Sur les murs', a book about Montreal's ghostsigns by Réjane Bougé and Michel Niquette, published by Fides, ISBN: 978-2-7621-3151-2. - [Bardas de Baile: Mexican Wall Painting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/bardas-de-baile-mexican-wall-painting/) - Book review of Patricia Cué's book about painted walls advertising music events in Mexico a.k.a. Bardas de Baile. - [Ghostsigns of Mildura, on the Edge of the Outback](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/11/ghostsigns-of-mildura-on-the-edge-of-the-outback/) - Collection of ghostsigns and historic signage from Mildura, Australia, captured by Stuart Walsh - [Alighting in Astoria: A Permanent Light Capsules Legacy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2023/03/alighting-in-astoria-a-permanent-light-capsules-legacy/) - [J.R. Brewer, the Butcher](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/03/j-r-brewer-the-butcher/) - Shop fascia for J.R.Brewer revealed on Shacklewell Lane in Dalston, Hackney. The story of this former butcher told in photos of the site, restored by Cal. - [Stuart Free](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/09/stuart-free/) - [Leicester Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/04/leicester-ghost-signs/) - [Restoration of Palladium Cinema Ghostsign in Morecambe](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/restoration-of-palladium-cinema-ghostsign-in-morecambe/) - Account of the recent restoration of the Palladium Cinema ghostsign in Morecambe and the research approach used to ensure authenticity in the final output. - [Ancient Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/ancient-ghostsigns/) - [The Theft of L. Lambert, Timber Merchant](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/the-theft-of-l-lambert-timber-merchant/) - [RIP: Signwriters - Gilding & Pictorial Artists](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/03/rip-signwriters-gilding-pictorial-artists/) - Painted and gilded sign for Ambridge Signs on Southgate Road in London's De Beauvoir removed. - [The Enduring Ephemera of J.M. Hill in Southwark](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/the-enduring-ephemera-of-j-m-hill-in-southwark/) - [Record Breaking Roofad](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/record-breaking-roofad-2/) - A large scale sign painted by hand onto the roof of Ninian Park football stadium in Cardiff, advertising Captain Morgan rum. - [London Street Signs with Alistair Hall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/03/london-street-signs-with-alistair-hall/) - Preview of forthcoming St Bride Library lecture from Alistair Hall of We Made This about his work documenting and researching London's diverse street signs. - [Ultrabold](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/06/ultrabold/) - [London Tonight](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/london-tonight/) - [Gramophones Records (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/gramophones-records-rip/) - [Dana Forrester, ghostsigns and classic cars](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/dana-forrester-ghostsigns-and-classic-cars/) - Interview with Dana Forrester, watercolour artist, about his work influenced by ghostsigns and linking them with classic cars. - [Cars and Ghost Signs by Tom Pawlesh](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/12/cars-and-ghost-signs-by-tom-pawlesh/) - Composite images of Cars and Ghost Signs by Tom Pawlesh, created using original images of ghostsigns and classic cars to arrive at the final juxtapositions. - [Harwich's Shops: Now & Then](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/04/harwichs-shops-now-then/) - Before and after photos of Smith's Greengrocers, Market Street, Harwich, now occupied by Harwich Old Books, featuring mosaic threshold sign and glass fascia. - [Ghost Letters of Vienna](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/05/ghost-letters-of-vienna/) - Ghost Letters of Vienna is a project to document fading fascias and other forms of redundant lettering on buildings in the Austrian capital, led by Tom Koch. - [Recovered Letters and Signs on the Streets of Valencia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/06/recovered-letters-and-signs-on-the-streets-of-valencia/) - [Painted Advertisements in Islington: Part 3](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/02/painted-advertisements-in-islington-part-3/) - Analysis of ghost signs still visible, and those lost, in Islington based on A.D. Harvey's 1999 inventory. - [Painted Advertisements in Islington: Part 1](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/02/painted-advertisements-in-islington-part-1/) - Research to locate Islington ghostsigns in 1999 article by A.D. Harvey, published in Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Volume 50. - [Painted Advertisements in Islington: Part 4](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/03/painted-advertisements-in-islington-part-4/) - Analysis of ghost signs still visible, and those lost, in Islington based on A.D. Harvey's 1999 inventory. - [Ancient Lights in English Law](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/03/ancient-lights-in-english-law/) - Painted signs asserting an English law protecting property owners' rights to uniterupted natural light through their windows. - [London's Ghost Signs in the 80s and 90s, by Peter Marshall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/05/londons-ghost-signs-in-the-80s-and-90s-by-peter-marshall/) - Peter Marshall's collection of London's ghost signs from the 1980s and 90s are part of a wider set of historically significant images. - [Ice Cream for Health, says J. Boni in Edinburgh](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/04/ice-cream-for-health-says-j-boni-in-edinburgh/) - Ice Cream for Health, says J. Boni in Edinburgh, as the 1930s ghost sign is revealed, preserved, and partially covered. - [RIP: London Co-Op, Frederic Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/10/rip-london-co-op-frederic-street/) - Ghost sign for the London Co-Operative Society lost on Frederic Street, E17, partially covered by new signage and partially painted out in white. - [Tooting Ghost Signs for Gowns and Grooves](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/03/tooting-ghost-signs-for-gowns-and-grooves/) - Digging into the Tooting ghost signs for gowns and grooves revealed on Mitcham Road. - [F.W. Woolworth Co. and the Winston-Salem Sit-Ins](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/f-w-woolworth-co-and-the-winston-salem-sit-ins/) - [ABC: Always Be Checking (for more Ghost Signs)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/03/abc-always-be-checking-for-more-ghost-signs/) - MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson with an important lesson in hunting for ghost signs from Danville, Virginia. - [Wine & Willing: A Stoke Newington Mystery](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/11/wine-willing-a-stoke-newington-mystery/) - Research gathered on who originally commissioned the fragment of a ghost sign on Stoke Newington Church Street showing a wine glass, grapes and vine leaves. - [The Grand Exhibition of the Society of Sign Painters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/the-grand-exhibition-of-the-society-of-sign-painters/) - Historical account of The Grand Exhibition of the Society of Sign Painters by Meredith Kasabian, and preview of The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society: An 18th Century Revival, part of Letterheads 2018: London Calling. - [Spokane Students Hunt for Ghost Signs in 'An Experiment in Public History Pedagogy'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/spokane-students-hunt-for-ghostsigns-in-an-experiment-in-public-history-pedagogy/) - [Red Hackle: Scotland's Best Whisky](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/09/red-hackle-scotlands-best-whisky/) - Archival photo showing Red Hackle sign on Cunningham Street in Glasgow, alongside contemporary image of ghostsign on Otago Street for the same brand. - [The Return of Boyd Pianos](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/11/the-return-of-boyd-pianos/) - [Street Art](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/08/street-art/) - [Boyd Pianos](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/boyd-pianos/) - [The Donovan Bros Sign at 46 Crispin Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/02/the-donovan-bros-sign-at-46-crispin-street/) - The Donovan Bros sign at 46 Crispin Street has a fascinating story to tell, and here's more about proprietor Patrick Donovan and signwriter Alfred Keil. - [Signpainters Don't Read Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/08/signpainters-dont-read-signs-2/) - [Scales, Weights & Weighing Machines in London's Kings Cross](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/03/scales-weights-weighing-machines-in-londons-kings-cross/) - Scales, Weights & Weighing Machines ghostsign, 319-321 Gray's Inn Road in London's Kings Cross, advertising Herbert & Sons, with research from Mariana Messaggi. - [Unpeeling Layers of Late-Victorian Signwriting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/02/unpeeling-layers-of-late-victorian-signwriting/) - Three layers of late-Victorian signwriting in palimpsest are identified on this South London ghost sign, found on Anerley Road. - [William Walker & Sons, Tanners, Curriers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/02/william-walker-sons-tanners-curriers/) - William Walker & Sons, Tanners, Curriers, a leather industry ghostsign on Snowfields, Bermondsey, London, deciphered by Roy Reed. - [Panasonic (New York)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/panasonic-new-york/) - A blue and yellow hand painted sign advertising Panasonic bicycles in New York. - [Oslo Ghost Signs with Martin Holm](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/01/oslo-ghost-signs-with-martin-holm/) - A look at the collection of surviving and lost Oslo ghost signs with Martin Holm, who has been photographing them since 2011 and runs the Oslo Type website. - [The Reverse Fade: Repainting, Repointing, or a Legacy of Black & White Photography?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/the-reverse-fade-repainting-repointing-or-a-legacy-of-black-white-photography/) - Examining the phenomenon of ghost signs becoming more visible over time, and possible explanations for it, including overpainting, repointing and changing photographic technology. - [Philadelphia Press](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/philadelphia-press/) - [Pulse of the Planet](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/12/pulse-of-the-planet/) - [Welcome to Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/welcome/) - First post of the then Ghost Signs (Ghostsigns), blog. Shows the sign that inspired author Sam Roberts, Watermans fountain pens from Stoke Newington, London. - [My first Ghostsign, from Nicaragua](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/11/my-first-ghostsign-from-nicaragua/) - My first Ghostsign, from Nicaragua, a revolutionary mural fading on a wall and photographed by Sam Roberts in 1998 during travels in Central America. - [Perfectly preserved Coca-Cola sign revealed in restaurant renovations](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/perfectly-preserved-coca-cola-sign-revealed-in-restaurant-renovations/) - Perfectly preserved Coca-Cola sign revealed in restaurant renovations. Hand painted sign on an internal wall covered for years by building and now visible. - [Follow the Tram Lines to the Mann Egerton Reveal in Norwich](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/follow-the-tram-lines-to-the-mann-egerton-reveal-in-norwich/) - [New York State Ghost Signs from Margherita Fabrizio](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/01/new-york-state-ghost-signs-from-margherita-fabrizio/) - New York State Ghost Signs from Margherita Fabrizio, featuring photography of fading painted signs, composite images and the story of their photographer. - [Advertising Time Capsules in Paris and London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/12/advertising-time-capsules-in-paris-and-london/) - In the London Underground and Paris Metro these advertising time capsules show original posters dating from the 1950s and earlier, as revealed by works. - [Redfern's Rubber Heels Make Walking a Pleasure Again in Islington](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/12/redferns-rubber-heels-make-walking-a-pleasure-again-in-islington/) - Between a Redfern's Rubber Heels ghost sign and its partial whitewash in Islington was a mystery layer with pink background. Until now... - [Redferns (RIP?)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/redferns-rip/) - [Redfern's Rubber Heels](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/redferns-rubber-heels/) - Renovations on Islington property reveal a ghost sign for Redfern's Rubber Heels after stripping back the paint of another ghost sign and partial whitewash. - [The Cycle of Life in Warmley, Bristol](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/11/the-cycle-of-life-in-warmley-bristol/) - Cliff Headford's ghost sign for Raleigh and Humber Cycles on the former Webb's of Warmley bike shop in Bristol receives a fresh lick of paint in redevelopment. - [When Better Letters Met Cliff Headford](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/07/when-better-letters-met-cliff-headford/) - Short film documenting the life and work of Bristol signwriter Cliff Headford. - [New Book: Ghost Signs of Bath](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/11/new-book-ghost-signs-of-bath/) - Review and preview of Ghost Signs of Bath by Andrew Swift and Kirsten Elliott of Akeman Press, documenting ghostsigns in Bath and surrounds - [Missing in Action: Barlow & Roberts](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/10/barlow-roberts/) - Missing in Action: Barlow & Roberts, Southwark Street. The story of this ghost signs, its former location, and apparent loss in 2021. - [Council Funds Bile Beans Repainting in Leeds](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/07/council-funds-bile-beans-repainting-in-leeds/) - Bile Beans ghost signs repainted in Leeds by Peter Barber with Council funding after request from Hunslet Carr Residents Association. - [Sign for the Signs: Two Petitions from Canada and Wimbledon](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/06/sign-for-the-signs-two-petitions-from-canada-and-wimbledon/) - Petitions to save a ghost sign for Super Servis Shoe Rebuilders in Hamilton Ontario, and a mosaic fascia sign for the Co-Op in Wimbledon, London, England. - [Harry Green's Modesty Preserved by Michelle 'Fashions'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/06/harry-greens-modesty-preserved-by-michelle-fashions/) - Fading fascia revealed in Essex after failed attempt by Michelle 'Fashions' to rebrand as Fifty Ways. It was once Harry Green's tobacco and cigarette shop. - [Back to Back Beecham’s Pills in Leeds](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/09/back-to-back-beechams-pills-in-leeds/) - Tracking down a series of gable end ghost signs advertising Beecham's Pills, presumed to be in Leeds, but with a detour to Shotton in Wales. - [Return of the Poland Street Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/09/return-of-the-poland-street-ghost-signs/) - Art restorers Plowden & Smith have brought back the pair of ghost signs at the entrance to the car park on Poland Street, funded by Westminster Council. - [Dating Dee's Stores in Stoke Newington](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/09/dating-dees-stores-in-stoke-newington/) - A 1955 photo from Hackney Archives leads to a reappraisal of the date Stoke Newington's ghost sign for Dee's Stores. Featuring History of Stoke Newington. - [Alf the Purse King](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/09/alf-the-purse-king/) - Stitching Together the Story of a Ghost Sign from North London to the Norfolk Coast. An article about A. Rubinstein by Sam Roberts & Faith Carpenter. - [Ghost Signs for Sale Raise Ethical Questions](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/ghost-signs-for-sale-raise-ethical-questions/) - Review of signs from architectural salvage that end up for sale on interior decoration marketplaces, and associated issues, including 'faux' ghost signs. - [Writing Off the Wall: The Wholesale Removal of a Viennese Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/writing-off-the-wall-the-wholesale-removal-of-a-viennese-ghost-sign/) - Video of Viennese ghost sign for Adolf Grünsfeld being removed from the wall for display at the city's Wien Museum - [Ghosts of London's Wayfinding Past in this New Book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/ghosts-of-londons-wayfinding-past-in-this-new-book/) - Highlights from Alistair Hall's London Street Signs book, including fading painted ('ghost') street signs and a handful of images from Sam Roberts' collection. - [N.E. Signs Appreciation Society Wins Appreciation from Hackney Council](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/n-e-signs-appreciation-society-wins-appreciation-from-hackney-council/) - Update on work to document and protect Hackney's surviving street signs with the now-defunct N.E. postal district, including successful Hackney Society lobbying - [The Gileric Gowns of H.A. Howard & Sons, Ducie Street, Manchester](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/10/the-gileric-gowns-of-h-a-howard-sons-ducie-street-manchester/) - Research into H.A. Howard & Sons of Ducie Street, Manchester, manufacturers of Gileric Gowns. - [New Developments in the Case of E. Mono on Kentish Town Road](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/new-developments-in-the-case-of-e-mono-on-kentish-town-road/) - Additional painted fascia revealed at E. Mono, but then both covered by new mounted signage. - [The Fascinating Legacy of Neon in Warsaw, Poland](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/the-fascinating-legacy-of-neon-in-warsaw-poland/) - Eric Bednarski's film Neon and more neon and ghost signs from the 2020 Neon Speaks festival. - [Glasgow Ghost Signs Walking Tours: Free Maps](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/glasgow-ghost-signs-walking-tours-free-maps/) - Free maps with three walks revealing Glasgow's ghost signs, plus a selection of my favourite faded painted signs from the city. - [A Cluster of Ghost Signs Intrigue in Spitalfields' Artillery Grounds](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/a-cluster-of-ghost-signs-intrigue-in-spitalfields-artillery-grounds/) - A cluster of ghost signs including advertising for a dairy, a boundary marker and a street sign offer some intrigue in Spitalfields' former Artillery Grounds. - [Exploring the Photography of the 1880s via a Greenwich Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/exploring-the-photography-of-the-1880s-via-a-greenwich-ghost-sign/) - A ghost sign in Greenwich opens a door to the fascinating world of late Victorian photography via the one-time Roan's Studio, T. L Brooker and C. R. Levermore. - [Restoration Period: My Monotype Recorder Article Now Available to Read Online](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/11/restoration-period-my-monotype-recorder-article-now-available-to-read-online/) - Sam Roberts' Monotype Recorder article looking at the issues connected with what to do about ghost signs in terms of conservation, restoration, and protection. - [22 Hovis Ghost Signs Across the Capital](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/12/22-hovis-ghost-signs-across-the-capital/) - # Documentation of Hovis ghost signs across London, including archival photos and contextual research. - [Ghost Signs & Light Capsules in Winnipeg](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/ghost-signs-light-capsules-in-winnipeg/) - [Money Lent and The Mystery of Perry's Son in Tooting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/money-lent-and-the-mystery-of-perrys-son-in-tooting/) - Perry & Son's pawnbrokers sign in Tooting was painted by Frederick Benjamin Hall around the turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries, but who was Perry's mysterious son? - [A Tale of Two Murals](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/01/a-tale-of-two-murals/) - A Tale of Two Murals is a documentary that raises important questions about the conflicts that arise between public and private ownership of walls in Atlanta. - [Are These London's Most Elusive Trio of Ghost Signs?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/02/are-these-londons-most-elusive-trio-of-ghost-signs/) - Are These London's Most Elusive Trio of Ghost Signs? Seeking clues for S. Louis & Co in Shoreditch, A.E. Cresswell (bakery), and a dairy in Shepherd's Bush. - [When Haig Finally Became Vague (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/02/when-haig-finally-became-vague-rip/) - When Haig finally became vague, documents the one-time ghost sign at Milkwell Yard in Camberwell, which was cleaned to oblivion in 2017. - [Whitewashing History at Poland Street Car Park](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/03/whitewashing-history-at-poland-street-car-park/) - Whitewashing History at Poland Street Car Park looks at a pair of Soho ghost signs for BP Energol and Regent Remoulds that were covered by graffiti before being whitewashed. - [Glasgow's Ghost Signs Through the Lens of Stuart Neville](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/03/glasgows-ghost-signs-through-the-lens-of-stuart-neville/) - Stuart Neville has been documenting Glasgow's ghost signs since 2007. His collection serves as a record of these changes. - [Brothers Butterworth & Beehive in Newcastle-under-Lyme](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/03/brothers-butterworth-beehive-in-newcastle-under-lyme/) - Brothers Butterworth & Beehive in Newcastle-under-Lyme, as revealed through their historic ghost sign. - [A Sly Fox (& Sons) on Hither Green Lane](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/03/a-sly-fox-sons-on-hither-green-lane/) - Unlocking the mystery of the Fox & Sons ghost sign on HIther Green Lane, Lewisham. - [Playing Hangman With Aplins' Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/04/playing-hangman-with-aplins-ghost-sign/) - The mystery of a docklands ghost sign, apparently advertising spirit and liqueur merchants Aplin's, but with a twist in the tale. - [Getting Closer to André Perot's Faux Ghost Sign on Park Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/04/getting-closer-to-andre-perots-faux-ghost-sign-on-park-street/) - A 'faux' ghost sign for André Perot near Borough Market prompts an investigation of films and TV series using the location for sets. - [Save Our Signs: Bath's Rapid Response Unit](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/05/save-our-signs-baths-rapid-response-unit/) - A palimpsest of fading fascias saved by a keen-eyed signwriter in Bath. - [The Curious Case of Two French Milliners](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/05/the-curious-case-of-two-french-milliners/) - Two almost identical painted shopfronts for French Milliners, just two miles about, raise questions about chronology and authenticity. - [London's Best Ghost Sign (And a New Book Cover)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/06/londons-best-ghost-sign-and-a-new-book-cover/) - Announcing the winner of the competition to be crowned London's best ghost sign, and an exclusive kickstarter only cover for 'Ghost Signs: A London Story' - [Pinterest, Planning Permission, and a Prime Advertising Wall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/06/pinterest-planning-permission-and-a-prime-advertising-wall/) - The rapid removal of a Pinterest advertising banner that covered a community mural in Stoke Newington, and the wider ethical issues it raises. - [Fundraising to Repaint Fry's Cocoa Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/06/fundraising-to-repaint-frys-cocoa-ghost-sign/) - A woman in Bristol whose house hosts a wonderful ghost sign for Fry's Cocoa is crowdfunding to have it repainted. - [RIP: Black Cat Cigarettes](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/09/rip-black-cat-cigarettes/) - Comments on the loss of the Black Cat Cigarettes sign, Dingley Road, Finsbury, London, a huge ghost sign on the former premises of the Carreras tobacco factory. - [London's Best Ghost Sign? You Decide!](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/05/londons-best-ghost-sign-you-decide/) - Twitter competition to decide London's best ghost sign, in support of the publication of 'Ghost Signs: A London Story' - [Uncovered Signs in Shanghai, New Book from The Type](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2021/03/uncovered-signs-in-shanghai-new-book-from-the-type/) - Preview of Uncovered Signs in Shanghai which documents briefly revealed hand-painted shopfronts and other signs from the Chinese city. - [S. Sadler, Brick Lane](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/11/s-sadler-brick-lane/) - Gilded glass sign for S. Sadler revealed on Brick Lane, London E1, in 2014, and captured by Brian Heppell and Shopfrontelegy. Also 2002 photo from Urban75. - [Tracing the Origins of 'Ghost' Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/tracing-the-origins-of-ghost-signs/) - Review of early citations for 'ghost' signs, dating from 1981 and prior to the publication of William Stage's Ghost Signs: Brick Wall Signs in America. - [Faded London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/02/faded-london/) - [London Street Scenes](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/london-street-scenes/) - [John Henstock](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/john-henstock/) - [Herbrand Street 'Mural'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/05/herbrand-street-mural/) - [Colossal Media & Gentrification](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/02/colossal-media-gentrification/) - [Concord Painting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/concord-painting/) - [Jo Tomkins](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/jo-tomkins/) - [Ritual Project Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/ritual-project-update/) - [Black Cat Audio](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/black-cat-audio/) - [Rage Factor](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/rage-factor/) - [Flook](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/flook/) - [Martin Wilson](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/martin-wilson/) - [Preserve NZ](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/preserve-nz/) - [UP THERE from the Ritual Project](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/up-there-from-the-ritual-project/) - [UP THERE](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/04/up-there/) - [London Mural Preservation Society](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/09/london-mural-preservation-society/) - [Farewell and RIP to the Hammersmith Palais](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/farewell-and-rip-to-the-hammersmith-palais-2/) - [Belgravia Ghost Sign Restored](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/belgravia-ghostsign-restored-2/) - [No Relevance: Hand-Painted Signage, Gallery and History](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/no-relevance-hand-painted-signage-gallery-and-history-via-signpainterdoc/) - [Can new Brickads Generate Income for Denver's LoDo District? Discuss.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/can-new-brickads-generate-income-for-denvers-lodo-district-discuss/) - [Overall Murals, a New NYC Sign Painting Company](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/overall-murals-a-new-nyc-signpainting-company-overallmurals/) - [A Clever Twist on Hand-Made/Painted Lettering](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/a-clever-twist-on-handmadepainted-lettering-via-creativereview/) - [Vancouver Arts Profile the Grandma's Boy Reveal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/vancouver-arts-profile-the-grandmas-boy-reveal-with-vanarts/) - [Penge Fashion House Considers Hand-Painted Signage Options](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/penge-fashion-house-considers-hand-painted-signage-options/) - Penge fashion house, Blenheim Centre in London, considers hand painted signage options to market their shop. - [Restoration Project for Ghost Signs in Salisbury, North Carolina](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/restoration-project-for-ghostsigns-in-salisbury-north-carolina/) - [Lost Type breaks new ground in linking type designers to buyers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/lost-type-breaks-new-ground-in-linking-type-designers-to-buyers/) - [Will Bristol Ban Outdoor Advertising?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/will-bristol-ban-outdoor-advertising-via-hatads/) - [London Remembers searching for clues about mystery girl painted onto wall in Belsize Park (@LondonRemembers)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/london-remembers-searching-for-clues-about-mystery-girl-painted-onto-wall-in-belsize-park-londonremembers/) - [An opportunity to grab a brush or spray can and contribute to the restoration of a Brixton mural](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/an-opportunity-to-grab-a-brush-or-spray-can-and-contribute-to-the-restoration-of-a-brixton-mural/) - ['Graphic Design for Cities', Where Design Meets Craft and More with United Creatives Manchester](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/graphic-design-for-cities-where-design-meets-craft-and-more-with-uc_mcr/) - [The 100 best typefaces of all time (apparently) via @typotalks and @FontShop](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/the-100-best-typefaces-of-all-time-apparently-via-typotalks-and-fontshop/) - [The Partial Repainting of F.C. Dyson Provisions & Groceries, Stoke Newington](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/the-partial-repainting-of-f-c-dyson-provisions-groceries-stoke-newington/) - [The 'Books of Clio' is a great blog for ghostsigns in France](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/the-books-of-clio-is-a-great-blog-for-ghostsigns-in-france/) - [Mural walks in Brixton and East London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/mural-walks-in-brixton-and-east-london/) - Walks from the London Mural Preservation Society, including Brixton Mural Walk and East London Line Mural Walk. - [Los Angeles murals photographed by Ernest A. Long](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/los-angeles-murals-photographed-by-ernest-a-long/) - Archive of the photography of Ernest A. Long documenting mural art from Los Angeles between 1973 and 1983. Features 'Ghosts of the Barrio' mural by Wayne Healy. - [Ancient Indonesian Cave Paintings](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/12/ancient-indonesian-cave-paintings/) - Link to article about the discovery of wall paintings in Indonesia and connections to other ancient forms of painting by hand on caves and other stone walls. - [Ghostsigns of Minnesota and the Mid-West](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/03/ghostsigns-of-minnesota-and-the-mid-west/) - A selection of ghostsigns from Minnesota, Dakota, Illinois and other locations in the Mid-West. - [Ghostsigns Survey](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/07/ghostsigns-survey-2/) - [One Year On (www.ghostsigns.co.uk)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/06/one-year-on-www-ghostsigns-co-uk/) - [Charlton Signwriting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/charlton-signwriting/) - [Inch & Co Chemists Inspires Poetry](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/inch-co-chemists-inspires-poetry/) - Inch & Co Chemists ghostsign on Kennington Park Road inspires poetry, a ghostsigns poem by Tamar Yoseloff, part of the Formerly project and book. - [64,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Paintings](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/07/64000-year-old-neanderthal-cave-paintings/) - Discovery of 64,000-year-old Neanderthal cave paintings put theories of the species' stupidity to rest, as detailed on the Hyperallergic site. - [Ghost Signs UK Video](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-uk-video/) - [The Ghostsigns Tours App is Out Now](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/09/the-ghostsigns-tours-app-is-out-now/) - Launch of the Ghostsigns Tours App, mobile-based walking tours for iPhone and Android, taking in ghostsigns around London. - [Evans, Jones & Ricketts Restoration in Talgarth, Mid Wales](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/evans-jones-ricketts-restoration-in-talgarth-mid-wales/) - Repainting of previously plaster-covered ghost sign in Talgarth, Mid Wales, advertising Evans Garage, Jones Outfitters and Ricketts Garage. - [Bovril's Windrush Square Legacy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/bovrils-windrush-square-legacy/) - Archival photograph shows that more than one painted sign for Bovril has been present on the Brixton wall that now houses the ghost sign opposite Windrush Square. - [Ariel / Writers Revisited](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/ariel-writers-revisited/) - Photographic analysis of the fading of the Ariel/Writers ghost sign in Kennington, London. - [Roy Reed's Reconstructions](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/04/roy-reeds-reconstructions/) - Roy Reed's work in deciphering and reconstructing the text that is barely visible on ghost signs, including ten before and after images, alongside those showing the signs in context. - [E. Gautier's Beautiful Paris Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/04/e-gautiers-beautiful-paris-ghost-signs/) - Beautiful Paris Ghost Signs for signwriter E. Gautier, taken as basis for 1950s drawings and paintings by Frederick Brill. - [Tracking Down Boots in Stoke-on-Trent](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/03/tracking-down-boots-in-stoke-on-trent/) - Archival photo of Boots shop front pinpointed to their former shop in Stoke-on-Trent by the team at The Boots Archive. - [Restoration & Regeneration](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/12/restoration-regeneration/) - Exploring the impact of restoring ghost signs on the regeneratoin projects, citing an article on the Coca-Cola Company blog and observations from elsewhere. - [Chasing Ghosts for the Coca-Cola Company](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/01/chasing-ghosts-for-the-coca-cola-company/) - Article from Ghostsigns founder Sam Roberts documenting 11 years of researching and documenting fading painted signs, published on Coca-Cola Company website. - [Spitalfields Ghostsigns from Philip Marriage](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/12/spitalfields-ghostsigns-from-philip-marriage/) - Ghostsigns palimpsest on corner of Brick Lane and Princelet Street in Spitalfields, London, and another sign for Oil & Colour Merchants on Crispin Street. - ['Phantoms' by Michelle Madsen of the Poetry Takeaway](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/06/phantoms-by-michelle-madsen-of-the-poetry-takeaway/) - Phantoms by Michelle Madsen (Poetry Takeaway) is a poem about ghostsigns. - [The Fantastic World of Shopfrontelegy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/the-fantastic-world-of-shopfrontelegy/) - Small collection of images from Vici MacDonald's Shopfrontelegy blog documenting shop fronts of all sorts across the UK. - [Ghosting with Ghost Signs: An Experiment in Risography](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/08/ghosting-with-ghost-signs-an-experiment-in-risography/) - Gloria Soria discusses her creative process in recreating ghost signs using the Risograph printer and other techniques to simulate the effect of ghosting. - [Time Travel with Google Streetview](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/04/time-travel-with-google-streetview/) - Using google streetview's timelapse function to look at ghostsigns locations over time with focus on Daren Bread sign in London's Stoke Newington. - [A Book About Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/04/a-book-about-ghost-signs/) - Details of a forthcoming book titled 'Ghost Signs: Historical, Social and Cultural Perspectives on Fading Advertising'. - [Chicago Ghostsigns mapped online and photographed for thesis](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/chicago-ghostsigns-mapped-online-and-photographed-for-thesis/) - [Melbourne's Ghostsigns with Finding the Radio Book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/melbournes-ghostsigns-with-finding-the-radio-book/) - Melbourne's Ghostsigns with Finding the Radio Book, a research project by Dr Stefan Schutt of Victoria University investigating the Lewis & Skinner archive. - [Ghostsigns and Smiths Grand Teas in the Countryman](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/ghostsigns-and-smiths-grand-teas-in-the-countryman/) - Ghostsigns and Smiths Grand Teas in the Countryman, an article, photo and research centred on the lovely Leicestershire ghostsign for Smiths Grand Teas. - [Ghostsigns in The Simple Things magazine](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/ghostsigns-in-the-simple-things-magazine/) - Article on ghostsigns in Future Publishing's The Simple Things magazine, words by Kirsten Elliott of Akeman Press and photos from Sam Roberts. - [Jamaican Dancehall Signs by Maxine Walters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/jamaican-dancehall-signs-by-maxine-walters/) - Book, exhibition and interview with Maxine Walters who collects Jamaican dancehall signs. Exhibition is at Miss Lily's Variety in Greenwich Village, New York. - [The Greatest Wonder of the World](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/the-greatest-wonder-of-the-world/) - The Greatest Wonder of the World exhibition in Sydney, showing photographs commissioned by Bernhardt Holtermann in the 1870s, including many with painted signs. - [Bile Beans, York: Correction and update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/06/bile-beans-york-correction-and-update/) - Restoration and repainting of Bile Beans ghostsign investigated by Lisa from York Stories blog. - [Ghostsigns from Elkhorn, Montana...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/ghostsigns-from-elkhorn-montana/) - [1996 fire reveals two ghostsigns in Columbus, Ohio](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/1996-fire-reveals-two-ghostsigns-in-columbus-ohio/) - [Writing on the Wall working to preserve and restore ghostsigns in the Netherlands](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/writing-on-the-wall-working-to-preserve-and-restore-ghostsigns-in-the-netherlands-2/) - [Woody Guthrie's less well known vocation as a signwriter](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/woody-guthries-less-well-known-vocation-as-a-signwriter/) - [Six days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/six-days-to-launch/) - [Annette Smith](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/annette-smith/) - [Lincoln](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/09/lincoln/) - [The Archive Kicks Off](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/03/the-archive-kicks-off/) - [Booze & Fags 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/booze-fags-2/) - [Ariel / Writers update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/07/ariel-writers-update/) - [February Favourites](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/february-favourites/) - Five quality ghostsigns from around the UK selected from February 2010 in the process of creating the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. - [Preserve](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/05/preserve/) - [ARC Magazine](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/07/arc-magazine/) - [Telegraph](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/08/telegraph/) - The Sunday Telegraph featured a signwriter painting a sign for Coca-cola and a short piece on ghostsigns as part of a wider piece on professions in decline. - [Thumbnails Map](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/09/thumbnails-map/) - [Ultrabold, Summer 2010](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/10/ultrabold-summer-2010/) - [The Painted Ad](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/05/the-painted-ad-2/) - [The Signpainter Movie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/12/the-signpainter-movie-2/) - [Danville City Council defines rules for restoration of ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/danville-city-council-defines-rules-for-restoration-of-ghostsigns/) - [Hand painted wall signs and murals from Hungary](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/hand-painted-wall-signs-and-murals-from-hungary/) - [Ten days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/ten-days-to-launch/) - [Two days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/two-days-to-launch/) - [The archive launches](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/the-archive-launches/) - Photos from the launch of the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive (sponsored by Rank Hovis) at the IPA, Belgrave Square, London in March 2010. - [Digital Engagement & the Ghostsigns Archive: History Workshop Article](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/digital-engagement-the-ghostsigns-archive-history-workshop-article-2/) - [Bomb Shelter](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/06/bomb-shelter/) - [James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/12/james-ashby-sons-rose-brand-fine-teas/) - [Latest Received (sort of...)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/latest-received-sort-of/) - [The Ritual Project](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/the-ritual-project/) - [Roofads](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/roofads/) - A small selection of hand painted signs on the roofs of building, called roofads. These are from London, Derbyshire and Cleveland. - [Summer 2010](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/09/summer-2010/) - [Ghost Signs of Louisville](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/12/ghost-signs-of-louisville-2/) - [The history of the Johnston typeface: Sign Design Society event](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/the-history-of-the-johnston-typeface-sign-design-society-event-with-sds_uk/) - [The origins of painting on walls](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/the-origins-of-painting-on-walls/) - Links to various articles documenting the origins of scenes painted by hand onto stone, walls and other forms. - [100 Contributors](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/100-contributors/) - [Postcards](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/postcards/) - [Five days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/five-days-to-launch/) - [Archive Press](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/archive-press/) - [Ghostsigns Worldwide](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/ghostsigns-worldwide/) - [Ghostsigns Worldwide, Part 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/ghostsigns-worldwide-part-2/) - [Ghost Signs Received](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/01/ghost-signs-received/) - [Exhibition & Press (USA)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/02/exhibition-press-usa/) - [Ghost Signs, The Archive](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/03/ghost-signs-the-archive/) - [Maggie Jones joins the archive](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/03/maggie-jones-joins-the-archive/) - [Jack Daniels Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/04/jack-daniels-update/) - [H H stark (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/h-h-stark-rip/) - [Derelict London Part 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/05/derelict-london-part-2/) - [Public Lettering in Central London: Phil Baines' Walking Tour](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/12/public-lettering-in-central-london-phil-baines-walking-tour-2/) - [Draft Chapter (Food & Drink)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/draft-chapter-food-drink/) - [Stuart Free Interview](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/stuart-free-interview/) - [Anchor](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/08/anchor/) - [Forms Received](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/forms-received/) - [Surrey Mirror](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/surrey-mirror/) - [Standard Fireworks (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/standard-fireworks-rip/) - [Jericho, Oxford Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/jericho-oxford-update/) - [Interesting Perspectives](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/interesting-perspectives/) - [Tom Bland](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/tom-bland/) - [Three Days to Launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/three-days-to-launch/) - [Brad Blackman](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/01/brad-blackman-2/) - [Ghostsigns Research from Laura Carletti Scoops Award](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/11/ghostsigns-research-from-laura-carletti-scoops-award-2/) - [Faygo: Detroit Ghostsign Revealed by Destruction](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/faygo-detroit-ghostsign-revealed-by-destruction/) - [Rick Janzen of Streamline Studios creates a 'ghostsign' from scratch](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/rick-janzen-of-streamline-studios-creates-a-ghostsign-from-scratch/) - [Signwriter Bruce Buckley profiled in 2007 Signcraft magazine](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/signwriter-bruce-buckley-profiled-in-2007-signcraft-magazine/) - Signwriter Bruce Buckley of the Chicago Sign Company (gold leaf signage) profiled in 2007 Signcraft magazine. - [Chatting with the Ritual Project](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/chatting-with-the-ritual-project/) - ['It hasta be SHASTA': Great slogan and preservation debate from San Francisco](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/it-hasta-be-shasta-great-slogan-and-preservation-debate-from-san-francisco/) - Examples of a campaign for a soft drink with the slogan, 'It Hasta be Shasta' in San Francisco. Links to Perception Filter blog with other hand painted signs. - [Mid-20th Century photos of King's Cross featuring some painted ads](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/mid-20th-century-photos-of-kings-cross-featuring-some-painted-ads/) - [Signs and more in Dickens' London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/signs-and-more-in-dickens-london/) - [Grandma's Boy sign in Vancouver is no more, RIP](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/grandmas-boy-sign-in-vancouver-is-no-more-rip/) - [Ghostsigns in The Biochemist](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/11/ghostsigns-in-the-biochemist-2/) - [RIP: Bull Durham, Plainfield, New Jersey](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/rip-bull-durham-plainfield-new-jersey/) - [Frank Jump on 90.7 WFUD](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/frank-jump-on-90-7-wfud-2/) - [Trails](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/07/trails/) - [Adzookie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/06/adzookie-2/) - [What was John Bull?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/what-was-john-bull/) - [Who was Little Miss Barber?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/who-was-little-miss-barber/) - [Project press (BBC Liverpool)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/01/project-press-bbc-liverpool/) - BBC Liverpool article about the ghostsigns and the History of Advertising Trust Archive, featuring Caroline Bunford, author of the Liverpool Ghost Signs book. - [New Painted Signs in Sussex](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/new-painted-signs-in-sussex/) - [Window Painting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/10/window-painting/) - [49 New Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/08/49-new-signs-2/) - A selection of ten signs from 49 new additions to the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. - [Stoke Newington Ghostsigns: History Pin Tour](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/12/stoke-newington-ghostsigns-history-pin-tour-2/) - Detail of a virtual tour developed using History Pin and taking in some of the hand painted advertising on buildings (ghostsigns) in Stoke Newington, London. - [Gillette Razors](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/gillette-razors/) - High up ghostsign for Gillette Razors in Spitalfields, London, photographed by Frank Jump of the Fading Ad campaign. - [Fresh lick of paint](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/05/fresh-lick-of-paint-2/) - Article and photo essay about the repainting of ghost signs in the UK based on material from the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. - [Dewars (New York)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/dewars-new-york/) - Colossal Media hand painted sign for Dewars whisky in New York with slogan, 'Home is where the mortgage is' - [The Devil is in the Detail: Emmanuel Nouaillier Masterclass](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/the-devil-is-in-the-detail-emmanuel-nouaillier-masterclass-2/) - [Hand Painted Bangladesh](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/hand-painted-bangladesh-2/) - [Miniature Planet: Ghostsigns for Model Makers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/miniature-planet-ghostsigns-for-model-makers-2/) - [Frank Jump leads a guided tour of Greenpoint, New York](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/fadingad-leads-a-guided-tour-of-greenpoint-new-york/) - [Ghostsigns World Tour](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/07/ghostsigns-world-tour-2/) - Ghostsigns World Tour taking hand painted advertising and lettering in five countries on three continents. - [Design agency OPX launches London Typographica](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/design-agency-opx-launches-london-typographica/) - [Mapping San Francisco's Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/mapping-san-franciscos-ghostsigns/) - [When letter-press meets hand painted advertising on walls: San Miguel Fresca posters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/when-letter-press-meets-hand-painted-advertising-on-walls-san-miguel-fresca-posters/) - [Stella Artois vs Newcastle Brown Ale](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/stella-artois-vs-newcastle-brown-ale/) - [Media & Shops](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/07/media-shops/) - [Trades & Hospitality](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/10/trades-hospitality/) - [Household & Furniture](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/household-furniture/) - [Services & Financial](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/services-financial/) - [Chemists & Health](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/chemists-health/) - [Odds & Sods](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/odds-sods/) - [Shoes & Clothing](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/shoes-clothing/) - [Travel & Transport](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/travel-transport/) - [Gillette/Criterion (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/gillettecriterion-rip/) - [Vancouver demolition reveals intriguing ghostsign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/vancouver-demolition-reveals-intriguing-ghostsign-2/) - [RIP: Pressman's Army & Navy Store](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/rip-pressmans-army-navy-store-2/) - The loss of a great ghostsign in Troy, New York, formerly advertising Pressman's Army & Navy Store. - [Flag Makers sign in San Francisco faces uncertain future](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/flag-makers-sign-in-san-francisco-faces-uncertain-future/) - [Ghost Signs of Montreal & Ottawa from John Toohey](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/ghost-signs-of-montreal-ottawa-from-john-toohey/) - Collection of ghost signs from Montreal and Ottawa shared by John Toohey. - [Now Open: The Grand Exhibition of the Pre-Vinylite Society](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/now-open-the-grand-exhibition-of-the-pre-vinylite-society/) - Exhibition of contemporary reinterpretations of lines from the catalogue for the 1762 Grand Exhibition of the Society of Sign Painters, showing at Bargehouse, South Bank, London SE1, 16-19 August 2018. - [Social Decay from Andrei Lacatusu](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/social-decay-from-andrei-lacatusu/) - Social Decay from Andrei Lacatusu is a series of digitally created images depicting major digital and social media companies' imagined derelict signage of the future. - [Shropshire Shop Fronts of the 1880s](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/shropshire-shop-fronts-of-the-1880s/) - Collection of archival photos showing Shropshire shop fronts from the 1880s. - [Brilliant at Las Vegas' Neon Museum](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/brilliant-at-las-vegas-neon-museum/) - Brilliant at the Neon Museum, an immersive audio-visual experience from Craig Winslow bringing iconic Las Vegas signs back to life via projection mapping. - [Michelle Heron's Fantastic Fascias](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/04/michelle-herons-fantastic-fascias/) - The paintings of Michelle Heron depict iconic and historic London shopfronts, many of which are lost or threatened with loss. - [Ghostsigns of Clapham, a Forthcoming Walk](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/03/ghostsigns-of-clapham-a-forthcoming-walk/) - Initial route and research for a Clapham Ghostsigns Walk being developed in collaboration with the Clapham Society and Roy Reed. - [Images of Buenos Aires' Advertising Past](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/02/images-of-buenos-aires-advertising-past/) - Collection of photos documenting historical aspects of Buenos Aires' outdoor advertising, including archival photography and contemporary images of ghost signs. - [Numbers 3-7 Stoke Newington Church Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/12/numbers-3-7-stoke-newington-church-street/) - Revealed shop signs at 5 and 7 Stoke Newington Church Street, Starlove and Sheppards, alongside the now-closed Rosa. - [Cookie Cutter Shops on Walthamstow High Street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/11/cookie-cutter-shops-on-walthamstow-high-street/) - Bizarre standardisation of all shop fronts on Walthamstow High Street, funded by the council, covered in interesting article by Owen Hatherley on Dezeen. - [Five of the Best: Books about Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/10/five-of-the-best-books-about-ghost-signs/) - Five highly recommended books about ghost signs from Sam Roberts a.k.a. Mr Ghostsigns. - [The Vacuum Shop and George Braun](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/04/the-vacuum-shop-and-george-braun/) - Fading fascia for the Vacuum Shop on Stoke Newington Church Street revealed, including signwriter signature for George Braun. - [Fading Ads of Gloucester by Chris West](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/04/fading-ads-of-gloucester-by-chris-west/) - Fading Ads of Gloucester by Chris West is a book about the city's ghost signs and other historical signage, published by the History Press. - ['London Sign by Sign' by Marco Bazelmans](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/10/london-sign-by-sign-by-marco-bazelmans/) - London Sign by Sign by Marco Bazelmans, a student project to document signs and signwriting in London through production of guide and series of walking routes. - [John Hawkins, Steeles & Chaney Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/02/john-hawkins-steeles-chaney-signs/) - John Hawkins, Steeles ghostsign palimpsest,Stoke Newington High Street features lettering for signwriting firm Chaney Signs that painted the original wall sign. - [NOTICE: An English Language Ghostsign in Paris](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/notice-an-english-language-ghostsign-in-paris/) - Research into English language ghostsign, Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, 'Do not loiter in garage, or bother mechanics. Please use facilities of waiting room'. - [Gold Dust Washing Powder: An Unsettling Reveal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/03/gold-dust-washing-powder-an-unsettling-reveal/) - Gold Dust Washing Powder ghost sign revealed by tornado in Atlanta in 2008, depicts two black twins 'Goldie' and 'Dustie' highlighting representations of race. - [When Daren Became Hovis: A Bizarre Ghostsigns 'Restoration'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/when-daren-became-hovis-a-bizarre-ghostsigns-restoration/) - Repainting of a Daren Bread ghostsign to advertise Hovis, but there is more than meets the eye, although the final output still has bit questions to answer. - [Paper & Bags: Spitalfields Mystery](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/10/paper-bags-spitalfields-mystery/) - Paper & Bags ghostsign in Spitalfields, photo taken in 1985 by Philip Marriage, but precise location unknown, so seeking input from readers... - [RIP: 154 Bishopsgate EC2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/05/rip-154-bishopsgate-ec2/) - The loss of an elegant painted sign adorning the stonework above the entrance to 154 Bishopsgate, London EC2. - [Light Capsules from Craig Winslow](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/09/light-capsules-from-craig-winslow/) - Craig Winslow brings ghostsigns back to life through projection mapping, across the USA and in London through a collaboration for the London Design Festival. - [The Cat gets the Cream in this Clacton-on-Sea Reveal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/06/the-cat-gets-the-cream-in-this-clacton-on-sea-reveal/) - [Glasgow Ghostsigns Galore](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/02/glasgow-ghostsigns-galore/) - Collection of Glasgow ghostsigns, shopfronts and a police box. - [Signs & Frescoes in Pompeii & Herculaneum](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/02/signs-frescoes-in-pompeii-herculaneum/) - Collection of photos from Erik Winkler showing the ancient practice of painting signs on walls, and also fresco-style murals in Pompeii and Herculaneum, Italy. - [Writing on the Whale and Other Novelties](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/02/writing-on-the-whale-and-other-novelties/) - Archival photos from San Francisco showing hand-painted lettering on a whale and a shipwrecked oil tanker. - [Ghostsigns in Amsterdam & Some Repainted](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/10/ghostsigns-in-amsterdam-some-repainted/) - Small collection of Amsterdam ghostsigns, including a few that have been repainted with the Tekens Aan De Wand movement. - [Signs of Cambodia: Free London Exhibition](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/12/signs-of-cambodia-free-london-exhibition/) - Signs of Cambodia: Free London Exhibition from Sam Roberts, author of Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie, to be held at A.S. Handover, Stoke Newington, London. - [Ghostsigns Walking Tours: One Year On](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/10/ghostsigns-walking-tours-one-year-on/) - Photos and reflections on the anniversary of the inaugural Ghostsigns Walking Tour in Stoke Newington, London, led by Sam Roberts. - [Dr King: The Story of a Melbourne Ghostsign by Nick Gadd](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/09/dr-king-the-story-of-a-melbourne-ghostsign-by-nick-gadd/) - Nick Gadd investigates the story behind the Dr King ghostsign in Melbourne, reveal by building works. - [Ghostsigns on Londonist Out Loud](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/06/ghostsigns-on-londonist-out-loud/) - N Quentin Woolf interviews Sam Roberts of Ghostsigns for the Londonist Out Loud podcast. Based on the walking tour in Stoke Newington, London. - [W.A.Higgs & Co: A Stoke Newington Beauty](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/05/w-a-higgs-co-a-stoke-newington-beauty/) - An unusual interior reverse glass sign advertising W.A.Higgs & Co in Stoke Newington, London, discovered on the Ghostsigns Walking Tour. - [I Love It: Marmite Ghostsign Revealed](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/05/i-love-it-marmite-ghostsign-revealed/) - A ghostsign for Marmite is revealed in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, photographed by Tony Mead and researched by Stefan Schutt. - [History Repeating: A Stunning Reveal on Bethnal Green Road](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/01/history-repeating-a-stunning-reveal-on-bethnal-green-road/) - Old painted Victorian lettering discovered on the interior of Casa Blue bar, Bethnal Green Road and Brick Lane. - [Sign Painters' Online Release](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/05/sign-painters-online-release/) - Details of the online release of the Sign Painters film, including a $1.00 discount using the code GHOSTSIGNS at www.signpaintersfilm.com - [Défense D'Af: Faux Ghostsign from John Downer](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/12/defense-daf-faux-ghostsign-from-john-downer/) - Défense D'Af: Faux Ghostsign from John Downer in the Paris Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, 1999. - [Talks and Tours from Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/11/talks-and-tours-from-ghostsigns/) - Details of the Ghostsigns at St Bride talk and the walking tours of Stoke Newington led by project leader Sam Roberts. - [Mirrored Ghostsign from Portland, Oregon](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/12/mirrored-ghostsign-from-portland-oregon/) - Coca-Cola ghost sign mirrored impression left by building demolition in Portland, Oregon, photo by Lee Littlewood in Letterheads, sent by Ash of Brilliant Signs - [The Mick McTiernan 'Wall Paintings' Collection](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/09/the-mick-mctiernan-wall-paintings-collection/) - Archival photos of fading advertising painted on walls by Mick McTiernan, from London, York, Rugby. - [Melbourne's Ghostsigns and their Hunters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/melbournes-ghostsigns-and-their-hunters/) - Photography and documentation of Ghostsigns, fading advertising painted on walls, in Melbourne, including Stefan Schutt, John Hunter and Anthony Malloy - [Liminal Space: past/presence by Mari Boman](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/08/liminal-space-pastpresence-by-mari-boman/) - Photography project by Mari Boman featuring some of London's most well-known ghostsigns and cryptic titles hinting at their historical significance and stories. - [Bovril Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/04/bovril-update/) - [Sign Painters: The movie, the book and the resurgence](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/07/sign-painters-the-movie-the-book-and-the-resurgence/) - Review of The Sign Painter Movie and Sign Painters book by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon. - [Wonderful lettering and language at heart of Fleetwood restoration project](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/08/wonderful-lettering-and-language-at-heart-of-fleetwood-restoration-project/) - Ghostsign advertising tobacco and toffee shop in Fleetwood about to be restored and repainted. - [Fading Ads of Birmingham by Charles Buchanan and Jonathan Purvis](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/08/fading-ads-of-birmingham-by-charles-buchanan-and-jonathan-purvis/) - Review of Fading Ads of Birmingham by Charles Buchanan and Jonathan Purvis, book ghostsigns in Alabama, published by History Press with foreword by Tim Hollis. - [Public lettering walk with Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/public-lettering-walk-with-phil-baines-and-catherine-dixon/) - Review of the Public lettering walk with Phil Baines and Catherine Dixon starting at St Bride Library, through Smithfield and then to Farringdon. - [Faux ghostsigns, authenticity and the passage of time: Guest post from Best Dressed Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/07/faux-ghostsigns-authenticity-and-the-passage-of-time-guest-post-from-best-dressed-signs/) - Meredith Kasabian of Best Dressed Signs on the authenticity of faux and repainted ghostsigns and the allure of fading advertising painted on walls. - [Ghostsigns from Invisible Bordeaux](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/ghostsigns-from-invisible-bordeaux/) - Ghostsigns from Invisible Bordeaux, photographed by Tim Pike in France, a country with a strong tradition of hand-painted advertising on walls. - [Fading Ads of New York City](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/11/fading-ads-of-new-york-city-2/) - Fading Ads of New York City book review by Sam Roberts. Frank Jump's documentation of advertising painted on buildings, published by History Press in 2011. - [Is this Lipton's tea sign genuine, repainted, or something else?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/is-this-liptons-tea-sign-genuine-repainted-or-something-else/) - Mystery of Lipton's Tea ghostsign in Denver Colorado photographed by Frank Jump's Fading Ads project and unsure if it is genuine or a recreation. - [Production Process](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/production-process/) - The production of hand painted signs, especially on walls, from the USA Museum of Beer Brewing. Illustrated with a sign for Schlitz Beer. - [Ghostsign building wrap from the culture+typography blog](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/ghostsign-building-wrap-from-the-culturetypography-blog/) - Two choice blog posts from Nikki Villagomez's culture+typography blog, one about a full building wrap of a ghostsign and one about peeling paint on ghostsigns. - [Ghost Signs Received (USA)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/ghost-signs-received-usa/) - [Ghost Signs Received (Europe)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/ghost-signs-received-europe/) - [Ghost Signs Received (UK)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/ghost-signs-received-uk/) - [Ghost Signs Received (London)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/ghost-signs-received-london/) - [Signs and street scenes from Hong Kong in 1972](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/signs-and-street-scenes-from-hong-kong-in-1972/) - Signs and street scenes from Hong Kong in 1972, including hand painted signs on walls and a comparison to the current signage forms in Dhaka, Bangladesh. - [Vandalised frescoes with a twist in Valencia's cathedral](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/vandalised-frescoes-with-a-twistin-valencias-cathedral/) - Vandalised frescoes with a twist in Valencia's cathedral, 17th century workmen add toilet humour to art. - [Bill-Poster: A London Type](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/07/bill-poster-a-london-type/) - Cigarette cards from former Carreras brand, Black Cat, featuring the Bill-Poster, one of dozens of London 'Types'. - [Ghost Sign Hunting: Melbourne Seminar](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/02/ghost-sign-hunting-melbourne-seminar/) - Seminar in Melbourne about the current interest in photographing hand-painted advertising on walls with Sam Roberts, Stephen Banham and Stefan Schutt. - [Protecting Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/protecting-ghost-signs/) - A Wandsworth Evening News article discussing a ghost sign in South London inadvertently protected after Clear Channel were refused permission to erect billboard - [Thetford Warrens](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/thetford-warrens/) - Ghost sign for the rabbits available to buy fresh from the Thetford Warrens in Norwich, Norfolk. - [Whitton's Bread](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/whittons-bread/) - We sell Whitton's Wrapped Bread, a well preserved hand painted sign on brickwork found in central Lincoln. - [Blue Star](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/blue-star/) - Ghostsign for Blue Star Regent found on Lincoln High Street. - [Four days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/four-days-to-launch/) - [Hovis (Haringey)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/hovis-haringey/) - Hovis ghostsign, baker J.T. Turner, in Haringey, just off Stroud Green Road. - [Colossal Media](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/colossal-media/) - Discovery of Colossal Media, a specialist advertising company working to produce large scale hand painted advertising in New York, USA. - [Derelict London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/derelict-london/) - Ghostsigns on the Derelict London website by Paul Talling, two examples given and links provided. - [Hovis (Islington)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/hovis-islington/) - Hovis ghostsign from Camden Passage at Angel Islington in London. Some research including that this sign features on walking tours of the area. - [Ghost Signs on Radio](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/06/ghost-signs-on-radio/) - [French Connection](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/09/french-connection/) - [Google Street View](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/03/google-street-view/) - [Food & Drink](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/food-drink/) - [Bile Beans Part 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/05/bile-beans-part-2/) - [Its All Art](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/its-all-art/) - [University College Falmouth](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/04/university-college-falmouth/) - [Jack Daniel's](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/01/jack-daniels/) - [Dewars by Frank Jump](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/01/dewars-by-frank-jump/) - [Jerry Johnson](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/02/jerry-johnson/) - [Literary London Article (Part One)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/literary-london-article-part-one/) - [Landmarks Commission Hearing](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/12/landmarks-commission-hearing/) - [Auckland Billboards](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/auckland-billboards/) - [Brickads Live (GTA)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/brickads-live-gta/) - [Colossal Media Press](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/colossal-media-press/) - [Sweet Caporal (Canada)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/sweet-caporal-canada/) - [The Post (18th October)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/the-post-18th-october/) - [Hackney Council](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/hackney-council/) - [Hackney Gazette](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/hackney-gazette/) - [Ariel Bikes](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/ariel-bikes/) - [ARUP Presentation](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/arup-presentation/) - [Ghost Signs World Record](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/ghost-signs-world-record/) - [Ken Livingstone](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/ken-livingstone/) - [Ghost Signs in Literature](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/ghost-signs-in-literature/) - [Landmarks Commission Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/09/landmarks-commission-update/) - [Living St Louis](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/01/living-st-louis/) - [More Vancouver Ghostsigns and related article](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/more-vancouver-ghostsigns-and-related-article/) - [Ghost Signs Live (India?)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-live-india/) - [Literary London](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/literary-london/) - [Southborough Butchers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/southborough-butchers/) - [Ghost Signs Live](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-live/) - [Pepsi Brickad (Mumbai)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/pepsi-brickad-mumbai/) - [Ghost Signs Live (Dewars)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-live-dewars/) - [NYC Brickads 2007](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/nyc-brickads-2007/) - [Gillette Palimpsest 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/gillette-palimpsest-2/) - [Peterkin Mystery](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/peterkin-mystery/) - [Boots (Past & Present)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/boots-past-present/) - [Ghost Signs Society/Club/Group](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-societyclubgroup/) - [Bovril & Greys](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/bovril-greys/) - [Gillette Palimpsest](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/gillette-palimpsest/) - [Mister Furniture (France)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/mister-furniture-france/) - Ghostsign for Mister Furniture Sauvagnac in Beziers, France. - [Fading Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/fading-signs/) - [Frank Jump](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/frank-jump/) - Frank Jump and the Fading Ad Campaign, documenting ghostsigns from New York, and featuring his iconic Omega Oil sign. - [Who You Gonna Call?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/08/who-you-gonna-call/) - Potential threat to Stoke Newington's John Brown Whiskies ghostsigns proves unfounded, but others may be in peril. Call www.ghostsigns.co.uk. - [Danish Ghostsigns in Copenhagen](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/02/danish-ghostsigns-in-copenhagen/) - Collection of ghostsigns from Copenhagen, Denmark, shared by Hanne Andersen. Includes brands such as BP, Van Houten Cacao, Ginge Razors and Carlsberg. - [Walldogs: Murals on Main Street DVD](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/walldogs-murals-on-main-street-dvd/) - Review of Murals on Main Street DVD which showcases the 2009 Walldog meet in Pontiac Illinois and the hand-painted murals produced there. - [Larkspur Restoration by Brian the Brush](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/larkspur-restoration-by-brian-the-brush/) - Restoration of Larkspur Soft Drinks painted sign on a wall on King Street, Bradford, BD11 (in Drighlington, corner of Whitehall Road) by Brian the Brush. - [Happy Feet](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/happy-feet/) - Roberts Shoe Store in the USA, 'Happy feet for all the family' musical slogan for this piece of renovated hand painted advertising on a wall. - [Vaneers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/vaneers/) - Vaneers Stamford Trading Company ghostsign in Shoreditch, London with a phone number of the old format. - [Peter Hardwicke and Tracy Emin International](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/12/peter-hardwicke-and-tracy-emin-international-2/) - [On Air: Colossal Media Radio Interview](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/on-air-colossal-media-radio-interview-2/) - [Unusual Hovis Ghost Sign in New TV Commercial](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/unusual-hovis-ghostsign-in-new-tv-commercial/) - Unusual ghostsign in new TV commercial called Hovis Farmer's Lad. - [More Minnesota Ghostsigns...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/07/more-minnesota-ghostsigns/) - Selection of ghost signs from Minneapolis, Mazeppa, Minnesota, shown to Sam Roberts by Mike Meyer and Bill Rose. - [Lancell Road's Mystery Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/lancell-roads-mystery-ghost-sign/) - [For Hire: Stunning Reveal near Columbia Road Market](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/12/for-hire-stunning-reveal-near-columbia-road-market/) - Ghost sign and fading fascia reveal near Columbia Road Market, advertising Leakin and Valet Services, on former premises of Princess Launderette/Dry Cleaning. - [Scorched Earth Reveals Historic Eire Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/scorched-earth-reveals-historic-eire-signs/) - Fire at Bray Head, County Wiklow, reveals Eire sign used to signify neutrality during world war 2. - [What is a Ghost Sign?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/02/what-is-a-ghost-sign/) - What is a Ghost Sign? by Sam Roberts and Geraldine Marshall is Chapter 2 of Schutt, S., Roberts, S. & White, L. (Eds), Advertising and Public Memory, Routledge. - [John C. Mather, Alwyne Lane](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/12/john-c-mather-alwyne-lane/) - A ghost sign for John C. Mather, Alwyne Lane, Islington, London N1 - [Ghostsigns in the Typographic Universe](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/11/ghostsigns-in-the-typographic-universe/) - Photos from Sam Roberts of Ghostsigns featured in Typographic Universe by Steven Heller and Gail Anderson. Images from London, France, Cambodia and Australia. - [Ghostsigns in Coventry](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/11/ghostsigns-in-coventry/) - Ghostsigns in Coventry and some archival photographs from the city following a visit to talk the university there. - [F.C. Osborn and the Fading Fascias](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/05/f-c-osborn-and-the-fading-fascias/) - Research into a painted fascia for F.C.Osborn on Dalston Lane, London, alongside a number of other fading shop fronts in London. - [Photos and Reactions from the Sign Painters & Horn Please Double Bill](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/02/photos-and-reactions-from-the-sign-painters-horn-please-double-bill/) - Photos and reactions from the Sign Painters & Horn Please double bill in London, February 2014, promoted by Ghostsigns and Better Letters. - [Introducing Better Letters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/02/introducing-better-letters/) - Details of Better Letters, a site to promote the work of contemporary signwriters and lettering artists. Also features events, workshops and research. - [Anarchy on the Walls: Ghostsigns, Street Art & Graffiti](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/10/anarchy-on-the-walls-ghostsigns-street-art-graffiti/) - Consideration of the positioning of street art and graffiti over ghostsigns and the resulting anarchic effects on urban walls. - [Palimpsest Revealed in Yelvertoft](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/12/palimpsest-revealed-in-yelvertoft/) - Two layers of painted signs, fading on the wall (ghostsigns), revealed by building works in Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire. J.H. Elliott and A.E. Harvey & Son. - [S Errington and some other South London Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/09/s-errington-and-some-other-south-london-ghostsigns/) - S Errington and some other South London Ghostsigns, including Bovril, Our Sons Menswear, Craven A, John Lovibond and Inch & Co. All photographed by Sam Roberts. - [Lewis & Skinner Exhibit Featuring Ghostsigns and Live Signwriting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/09/lewis-skinner-exhibit-featuring-ghostsigns-and-live-signwriting/) - Lewis & Skinner exhibit, curated by Stefan Schutt and Lisa Cianci, featuring ghostsigns, live signwriting from Tony Mead and archival photography, Melbourne. - [New book charting hand painted advertising on walls in the Netherlands](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/new-book-charting-hand-painted-advertising-on-walls-in-the-netherlands/) - [Blooms Pianos](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/blooms-pianos/) - Ghostsign for Blooms Pianos on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch, London with the advertising slogan 'Perfection'. - [Peterkin's Custard](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/peterkins-custard/) - Peterkin Custard Ghostsign on St John's Hill, London, featured Dutch boy in yellow trousers and other products such as self raising flour. - [Martin Thompson](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/martin-thompson/) - The artist Martin Thompson uses London ghostsigns as subject matter in 'Urban Fossils' series. Includes details of exhibition at Bettie Morton gallery in 2006. - [Watneys Wall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/watneys-wall/) - Watneys beer faux wall-based advertising campaign from the 1930s found in the archives at the History of Advertising Trust. - [Bile Beans](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/bile-beans/) - Background information about this ghostsign that was repainted by the York Arts Forum and says 'Nightly Bile Beans keep you healthy, bright-eyed and slim'. - [Ghost Signs in Time Out](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/ghost-signs-in-time-out/) - A photo page in London's Time Out magazine showing some of the ghostsigns from the city and inviting readers to send their images to Sam Roberts. - [Boots](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/boots/) - A large ghostsign for Boots the Chemists on Camden High Street, London. - [BP (British Petrol) Revealed](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/bp-british-petrol-revealed/) - A ghostsign for BP (British Petroleum) on Kings Cross Road, London, revealed after the removal of a modern advertising signboard. - [Guinness & John Gilroy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/guinness-john-gilroy/) - [Hovis Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/09/hovis-update/) - [Cool barbers sign in Mumbai, 1970/80s](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/cool-barbers-sign-in-mumbai-197080s/) - [Five years of Ghostsigns and a new website](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/five-years-of-ghostsigns-and-a-new-website/) - Five years of Ghostsigns and a new website, celebrating the birthday of the ghostsigns website with a review of some of the best content since 2007. - [Ghostsigns (two years on)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/ghostsigns-two-years-on/) - [Before the secret lemonade drinker there was this Willesden Ghostsign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/before-the-secret-lemonade-drinker-there-was-this-willesden-ghostsign/) - [Roofad to God](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/07/roofad-to-god/) - [New Hovis Commercial](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/new-hovis-commercial/) - [Liverpool Ghost Signs on TV](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/02/liverpool-ghostsigns-on-tv/) - Report on ITV Granada featuring Liverpool ghostsigns and the work of Caroine and Phil Bunford in documenting them. - [Cities at night from space](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/cities-at-night-from-space/) - Video of some of the world's great city photographed from space at night and how they display features that tell us about culture, society and geography. - [Love Local Landmarks and the Hackney Society](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/10/love-local-landmarks-and-the-hackney-society-2/) - [Lead lettering from Caroline's Miscellany](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/lead-lettering-from-carolines-miscellany-carolineld/) - [Karl Blaschke: The Sign Man of Munich](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/05/karl-blaschke-the-sign-man-of-munich/) - Review of 'From Asam to Zrenner: Tracing the Legacy of the Munich Sign Painter Karl Blaschke' by Oliver Linke, a documentation of one sign man's life and work. - [A 1984 Photo of the Spitalfields Gillette Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/05/a-1984-photo-of-the-spitalfields-gillette-ghost-sign/) - 1984 Photo of Spitalfields Gillette Ghost Sign, Commercial Street, London E1, from Philip Marriage. - [On Tour with Albani Calusin and RMIT](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/01/on-tour-with-albani-calusin-and-rmit/) - Documentation of the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk with Albani Calusin and students from RMIT on their European study tour. - [Booze & Fags](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/05/booze-fags/) - [The International Walldog Mural & Sign Art Museum](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/the-international-walldog-mural-sign-art-museum/) - International Walldog Mural & Sign Art Museum celebrates the work of signpainters in America, also details of The Walldogs creating new signs community murals. - [Global Ghostsigns for the 2014 Calendar](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/11/global-ghostsigns-for-the-2014-calendar/) - Video of submissions to the 2014 Ghostsigns Calendar in a video montage with music by Zachariah. - [Diesel Wall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/04/diesel-wall/) - [Ultrabold (Part 2)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/01/ultrabold-part-2/) - [Eight days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/eight-days-to-launch/) - [One week to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/one-week-to-launch/) - [The Swear: 'Ghost Signs'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/the-swear-ghost-signs/) - [Ghost Signs Film](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/ghost-signs-film/) - [Emmanuel Nouaillier Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/emmanuel-nouaillier-update/) - A small set of work from artist Emmanuel Nouaillier who makes models of village street scenes in France featuring ghostsigns and then photographs these models. - [Cambodia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/10/cambodia/) - [A Curtain Call for the Theatre Advertising of Old](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/a-curtain-call-for-the-theatre-advertising-of-old/) - [Introducing the Pre-Vinylite Society Journal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/introducing-the-pre-vinylite-society-journal/) - [London Street Level by Robert Brownjohn](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/london-street-level-by-robert-brownjohn/) - [It's All Popping Off in Deptford Market Yard](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/its-all-popping-off-in-deptford-market-yard/) - Debates over the relative merits of ghost signs, new painted signs, and repainted ghost signs in Deptford. - [The Dioramas of Northall by Job Weessies](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/06/the-dioramas-of-northall-by-job-weessies/) - The Dioramas of Northall by Job Weessies, a fictitious town in Greater London, c.1959, featuring a variety of model-making techniques. - [Sgraffito and the Old Dairy at Crouch Hill](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/01/sgraffito-and-the-old-dairy-at-crouch-hill/) - Series of panels on the former premises of the Friern Manor Dairy Company (now the Old Dairy) produced using the technique of Sgraffito. - [Montreal ghostsigns book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/montreal-ghostsigns-book/) - Réjane Bougé book, Sur les murs d’un Montréal qui s’efface, about ghostsigns in Montreal, Canada. - [Ghost Signs of Kidderminster by Laurie Abraham](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/ghost-signs-of-kidderminster-by-laurie-abraham/) - Ghost Signs of Kidderminster by Laurie Abraham wins a competition to depict the town's heritage, it is a collage of writing on walls from near the market. - [Hamburg Alphabet by Chris Campe](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/hamburg-alphabet-by-chris-campe/) - Review of Hamburg Alphabet book by Chris Campe, documenting found lettering in one German city. - [The Future of Ghostsigns' Walking Tours](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/02/the-future-of-ghostsigns-walking-tours/) - Details of the closure of Ghostsigns' Walking Tours in May 2018, moving to only private bookings and access via the app from June 2018 onwards. - [Gardiner & Lacey at the Cat & Mutton](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/01/gardiner-lacey-at-the-cat-mutton/) - Gardiner & Lacey painted panels at the Cat & Mutton pub in Broadway Market originally came from a chemists in Norwich with the story told on this blog post. - [Advertising & Public Memory: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/12/advertising-public-memory-social-cultural-and-historical-perspectives-on-ghost-signs/) - Advertising & Public Memory: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs, a book edited by Stefan Schutt, Sam Roberts, and Leanne White. - [Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk: 28 December](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/12/stoke-newington-ghostsigns-walk-28-december/) - [Perspex Protecting Ghostsigns from Barcelona to Sydney](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/11/perspex-protecting-ghostsigns-from-barcelona-to-sydney/) - Ghostsigns protected by perspex and with additional information provided with text. A positive approach to protecting and respecting ghostsigns. - [Faux Ghostsigns for Coca-Cola's London HQ](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/faux-ghostsigns-for-coca-colas-london-hq/) - Faux Ghostsigns for Coca-Cola's London HQ, a project to create an authentic looking faded sign on a wall for Coke. All hand painted and aged on site. - [Skirting the Edges of a Ghostsign in Washington DC](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/08/skirting-the-edges-of-a-ghostsign-in-washington-dc/) - Ghostsign for Horse and Dog hospital in Washington DC is protected by painting around it on the host wall. A novel approach to preserving ghostsigns. - [Making History in Bath](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/making-history-in-bath/) - [Multi-business ghostsign revealed in St. Petersburg, Texas](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/multi-business-ghostsign-revealed-in-st-petersburg-texas/) - Multi-business ghostsign from 1929 revealed in St. Petersburg, Texas. Advertising Ermatinger hatters; Hayward's toy shop; Wisteria confectionery company. - [RIP: A.E. Piggott & Sons, Leicester](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/rip-a-e-piggott-sons-leicester/) - Ghostsign for A.E. Piggott & Sons scrap merchants in Leicester lost due to demolition of host building. - [Anthony Quinn and the Victor Clothing Company](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/anthony-quinn-and-the-victor-clothing-company/) - Anthony Quinn Victor Clothing Company hand-painted advertising mural in Los Angeles, painted by Eloy Torrez, photographed by James Atkinson. - [Brymay Reveal from West Norwood](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/brymay-reveal-from-west-norwood/) - Brymay ghostsign painted on a wall in West Norwood revealed by the removal of a billboard, documented by Caroline's Miscellany. - [Sign painter tributes from Colossal Media and the Sign Painter Movie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/sign-painter-tributes-from-colossal-media-and-the-sign-painter-movie/) - Film about sign painters at Sky High Murals by Colossal Media, Sign Painter Movie book by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, and Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie link. - [A novel approach to ghostsign conservation from Vancouver](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/a-novel-approach-to-ghostsign-conservation-from-vancouver/) - A ghostsign for Little Theatre in Vancouver, Canada, is covered to protect it and a replica is produced, in response to Grandview Heritage Group activity. - [Hand-painted Asahi beer sign at the Earl of Portobello](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/hand-painted-asahi-beer-sign-at-the-earl-of-portobello/) - Photos from Ross Corben showing a piece of hand-painted advertising for Asahi beer on the wall of the Earl of Portobello pub. - [Sydney ghostsigns from Finding the Radio Book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/12/sydney-ghostsigns-from-finding-the-radio-book/) - Link to a collection of Sydney ghostsigns from Finding the Radio Book project, photographed by Stefan Schutt. - [Sign Painter Movie / Horn Please Double Bill](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/12/sign-painter-movie-horn-please-double-bill/) - London screening of The Sign Painter Movie and Horn Please, hosted by Ghostsigns at the Roxy Bar & Screen - [Lyndsey Smith and the signs of Bath and Lewes](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/lyndsey-smith-and-the-signs-of-bath-and-lewes/) - Interview with watercolour artist Lyndsey Smith who paints pictures of shop fronts, often featuring ghostsigns and other historic lettering in Bath and Lewes. - [Creating the cover for Hand Painted Signs of Kratie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/creating-the-cover-for-hand-painted-signs-of-kratie/) - Photos and video from studio of Chouk Rachana, the signpainter creating the cover for 'Hand Painted Signs of Kratie', a book about signwriting in Cambodia. - [Conservation guidelines for ghostsigns in Australia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/conservation-guidelines-for-ghostsigns-in-australia/) - 'Conserving historic signs' written by Rachel Jackson and Caroline Lawrance, commissioned by the New South Wales Heritage Office Planning Department. - [Melbourne's Milk Bars and the signs that adorned them](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/melbournes-milk-bars-and-the-signs-that-adorned-them/) - Article profiling the decline of Melbourne's Milk Bars and the shop signs and fascias related to them. Found on the Finding the Radio Book blog. - [Faux ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/faux-ghostsigns/) - A number of examples of hand painted advertising on buildings produced to look like ghostsigns, some serving commercial purposes, others purely artistic. - [Fuller, Smith & Turner: Chiswick Ales & Stouts](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/fuller-smith-turner-chiswick-ales-stouts/) - Details of a new hand painted sign on a building housing the Union Tavern in West London advertising Fuller Smith & Turner Chiswick Ales & Stouts. - [Ghostsigns in 'Down Your Way' magazine](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/ghostsigns-in-down-your-way-magazine/) - Ghostsigns in 'Down Your Way' magazine, a feature with signs from Yorkshire from Country Publications. - [Pandora Range McClary's Stoves sign repainted in Cambridge, Ontario](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/pandora-range-mcclarys-stoves-sign-repainted-in-cambridge-ontario/) - Pandora Range McClary's Stoves sign repainted in Cambridge, Ontario, a project to restore a piece of hand painted advertising on a building in Canada. - [Following Ghostsigns and a New Mailing List](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/following-ghostsigns-and-a-new-mailing-list/) - Ways of following the Ghostsigns site including the mailing lists, facebook page, twitter, flickr, youtube, RSS feed and email address. - [Ghostsigns from Krakow in Poland](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/ghostsigns-from-krakow-in-poland/) - Ghostsigns from Krakow in Poland from Areta Kovalska of the Shadows of a Forgotten World blog. - [Signpainters of Detroit](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/signpainters-of-detroit/) - Link to article from Detroit Blog by John Carlisle about hand painted signs in the motor city and the men who make them. Features example for Anointed Hands. - [Eddy's Bread ghostsign restoration in Helena](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/eddys-bread-ghostsign-restoration-in-helena/) - Previewing of Eddy's Bread ghostsign restoration in Helena, USA, debate over restoration issues, history of the sign and the walldogs who will repaint it. - [Mark Spurgeon's Preserve project in ProDesign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/mark-spurgeons-preserve-project-in-prodesign/) - Mark Spurgeon's Preserve project in ProDesign article, a look at the documentation of hand painted signs on buildings from New Zealand and further afield. - [Two brilliant ghostsigns from Bath](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/two-brilliant-ghostsigns-from-bath/) - Two brilliant ghostsigns from Bath, one for signwriter R. Boseley and the other for a chemist dating from the early 1800s now located on the Porter pub. - [Vortex (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/vortex-rip/) - Sign painted by hand onto the wall of the Vortex Jazz Bar, formerly in Stoke Newington, London, N16. Now lost as result of change of occupancy to Nando's. - [True Ghost](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/true-ghost/) - Hand painted sign on a wall on Twisden Road for John Hirst Builder. It is a very faded ghostsign, painted sigange on brickwork. - [Childrens Hairdressers revealed in Greenwich Village](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/childrens-hairdressers-revealed-in-greenwich-village/) - Shop front sign uncovered in Greenwich Village New York, hand painted lettering and illustration for Childrens Hair Cut. Via Greenwich Village Daily Photo. - [Hovis Process](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/hovis-process/) - Sign painters guide for layout and design of Hovis bread van. From the collections of the History of Advertising Trust. - [Shop Local](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/shop-local/) - Shop Local by Bob and Roberta Smith, an art project producing large scale hand painted signs for local businesses in Hoxton, London 'exhibited' at Peer Gallery. - [Change](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/09/change/) - [Laura Carletti Abstract](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/11/laura-carletti-abstract-2/) - [Destruction Awaits for Bull Durham in Plainfield, New Jersey...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/destruction-awaits-for-bull-durham-in-plainfield-new-jersey/) - [Black Cat Cigarettes](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/black-cat-cigarettes/) - Photo of Black Cat cigarettes ghost sign on Dingley Road, London, EC1. Once manufactured at a Carreras factory at this location. - [My Merton](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/07/my-merton/) - A feature in My Merton magazine of the work of London blogger Clive Yelf a.k.a. Yelfy from Faded London, featuring ghostsigns. - [What signs say in Cambodia, a selection from Kratie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/what-signs-say-in-cambodia-a-selection-from-kratie/) - [Astronomical charts and calculations on 9th Century Mayan wall paintings](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/astronomical-charts-and-calculations-on-9th-century-mayan-wall-paintings/) - [Colossal Media Update](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/12/colossal-media-update/) - [Type Tour](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/type-tour/) - [Ghostsigns of Butte, Montana, book in the pipeline](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/ghostsigns-of-butte-montana-book-in-the-pipeline/) - [Frank Jump Interview](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/06/frank-jump-interview/) - [Nine days to launch...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/nine-days-to-launch/) - [Yager's: The House of Value Revealed](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/07/yagers-the-house-of-value-revealed/) - Ghostsign for clothing firm Yager's revealed on Ravensdale Road, London N16, blog post by Ghostsigns. - [Merry Christmas from Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/12/merry-christmas-from-ghostsigns/) - [BBC Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/07/bbc-ghostsigns/) - [Archive launches tomorrow...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/03/archive-launches-tomorrow/) - [Film director Danny Cooke profiles David A Smith, an artist and master craftsman of exceptional talent](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/film-director-danny-cooke-profiles-david-a-smith-an-artist-and-master-craftsman-of-exceptional-talent-2/) - [Letter-press and type setting in El Salvador](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/letter-press-and-type-setting-in-el-salvador/) - Short film documentary about letter-press and type setting in El Salvador from 1950-1990. - [Google Earth Experiment](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/google-earth-experiment/) - [Haggai Osewe](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/03/haggai-osewe-2/) - [Ghostsigns Restorations in Cambridge](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/ghostsigns-restorations-in-cambridge/) - Account of the restoration of ghostsigns planned by Cambridge City Council, including the first pilot work for Stoakley & Son. Pictures from Ben Attenborough. - [The Enduring Legacy of the Joshua Brothers Distillery](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/07/the-enduring-legacy-of-the-joshua-brothers-distillery/) - Series of ghost sign spirit bottles kept in situ on former premises of Joshua Brothers Distillery and United Distillers on Pickles Street in Melbourne, Australia. - [Restoration Period in the Monotype Recorder](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/01/restoration-period-in-the-monotype-recorder/) - Extracts and page images from extended article (Restoration Period) by Sam Roberts in the Monotype Recorder about ghostsigns protection and restoration. - [Ghost Signs of Dublin by Antonia Hart](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2015/11/ghost-signs-of-dublin-by-antonia-hart/) - Interview with Ghost Signs of Dublin author Antonia Hart, and photos from Lynn Nalty, documenting historic signs in Ireland's capital city. - [Fading Ads of Philadelphia by Lawrence O'Toole](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/10/fading-ads-of-philadelphia-by-lawrence-otoole/) - Book review of Fading Ads of Philadelphia by Lawrence O'Toole, owner of the Ghost Sign Project. - [Dr Bells: A Stunning Ghostsign Reveal in Paducah](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/10/dr-bells-a-stunning-ghostsign-reveal-in-paducah/) - Ghostsign advertising Dr Bells cough syrup revealed in Pudacah Kentucky, shows pictures of bells and Dr Bells, alongside writing advertising the brand. - [More Glasgow Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/09/more-glasgow-ghostsigns/) - Collection of signs and ghostsigns from Glasgow, photographed in July 2016 while visiting the city for the Merchant City Festival. - [Born and Raised from David A Smith, John Mayer and Danny Cooke](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/born-and-raised-from-david-a-smith-john-mayer-and-danny-cooke/) - Born and Raised from David A Smith, John Mayer and Danny Cooke, a film about the creation of a hand-crafted masterpiece for the cover of the album. - [Cover for 'Hand Painted Signs of Kratie'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/cover-for-hand-painted-signs-of-kratie/) - Book cover for 'Hand Painted Signs of Kratie' showing different stages of developing the design from sketch to finished piece by Chouk Rachana, signpainter. - [Walldogs, Ghost Signs and Slappy Hooper](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/walldogs-ghost-signs-and-slappy-hooper/) - Walldogs, Ghost Signs and Slappy Hooper article by Cathleen Norman published in the Colorado Gambler in 2009 featuring a hand painted sign on a wall advertising Colt firearms. - [Sign Painters book cover painted by Ira Coyne](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/sign-painters-book-cover-painted-by-ira-coyne/) - Sign Painters book cover painted by Ira Coyne, design released ahead of launch of book written by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon, foreword by Ed Ruscha. - [Derek McDonald film and interview](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/derek-mcdonald-film-and-interview/) - A film and link to interview about Derek McDonald, signpainter at Golden West Sign Arts in Berkeley, California, USA. - [Fading Ads of St. Louis by Wm. Stage](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/04/fading-ads-of-st-louis-by-wm-stage/) - Review of Fading Ads of St. Louis by Wm. Stage on Ghostsigns. A book about painted advertising, fading on walls. - [Rediscovering Club Labrynth on a Type Safari](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/01/rediscovering-club-labrynth-on-a-type-safari/) - Sam Roberts of Ghostsigns takes a Type Safari with Type Tasting and rediscovers the former rave night at Dalston's legendary Four Aces nightclub. - [The restoration of the Brixton Windmill mural](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/the-restoration-of-the-brixton-windmill-mural/) - The restoration of the Brixton Windmill mural, a project undertaken by the London Mural Preservation Society in South London. - [Walking tours and talks with Frank Jump](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/walking-tours-and-talks-with-frank-jump/) - Two walking tours and a talk by Frank Jump of Fading Ads of New York. - [Frank Jump on the Leonard Lopate Show](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/frank-jump-on-the-leonard-lopate-show-fadingad-2/) - An interview with Frank Jump of Fading Ads on the Leonard Lopate Show, Wnyc, New York Public Radio, broadcast in January 2012. - [Now you see me, now you don't: London's elusive shop signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/now-you-see-me-now-you-dont-londons-elusive-shop-signs/) - [Local Listed Status for Hackney Ghost Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/05/local-listing-status-for-hackney-ghostsigns/) - Local listing status for Hackney ghostsigns in response to English Heritage and Hackney Society backed Love Local Landmarks project. - [Hand-Painted Gambia (and Jamaican Bonus)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/hand-painted-gambia-and-jamaican-bonus-2/) - [Painted Ad Site](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/09/painted-ad-site-2/) - [Keepers of the Craft film profiles Starr Studios in Dallas](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/keepers-of-the-craft-film-profiles-starr-studios-in-dallas/) - Short film directed by Nathaniel Day from the Art Institute of Dallas, profiling the signpainting and guilding work of Starr Studios in Dallas. - [Faded Paint: Trailer for forthcoming signpainting documentary](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/faded-paint-trailer-for-forthcoming-signpainting-documentary-2/) - [Melbourne's signage in beautiful book form](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/melbournes-signage-in-beautiful-book-form-via-bhamgraphicdna-faythelevine-signpainterdoc/) - [Ghost Signs and Public Lettering in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/06/ghostsigns-and-public-lettering-in-birminghams-jewellery-quarter/) - Ghostsigns and Public Lettering in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, a selection from a walk by Sam Roberts and Geraldine Marshall in May 2014. - [Two signs from The Hague sent to me by Martin Percival](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/two-signs-from-the-hague-sent-to-me-by-martin-percival/) - [A lesser known rival to Pepsi and Coke in Amsterdam (via @FadingAd)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/a-lesser-known-rival-to-pepsi-and-coke-in-amsterdam-via-fadingad/) - [Geoslideshow](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/04/geoslideshow-2/) - [More San Francisco Ghostsigns mapped](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/more-san-francisco-ghostsigns-mapped/) - More San Francisco Ghostsigns mapped by Kasey Smith of the Perception Filter blog. Hand painted advertising on buildings researched and plotted on google maps. - [Ghostsigns (Most Wanted)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/ghostsigns-most-wanted/) - [An RIP and a half from Surrey and Wimbledon](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/an-rip-and-a-half-from-surrey-and-wimbledon/) - [Signs of Cambodia](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2011/11/signs-of-cambodia-2/) - [The Archive, Phase 2](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/08/the-archive-phase-2/) - Blog post to announce second phase of the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive project which involved adding images to Flickr and completing a form. - [Londonist](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/londonist/) - [Latest Locations & Some Missing](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/07/latest-locations-some-missing/) - [Mapping Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/mapping-ghostsigns/) - [Lambeth Council](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/lambeth-council/) - Formal response from Lambeth Council about the painting over of the 'Music Roll Exchange' ghostsign in Clapham North. - [Jack Daniel's (Brighton)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/03/jack-daniels-brighton/) - [Dr Ken Jones' mosaic technique for ghostsigns photography](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/dr-ken-jones-mosaic-technique-for-ghostsigns-photography-2/) - Short essay describing work of former NASA employee Ken Jones and his unique mosaic technique for creating ghostsigns images from multiple source photographs. - [William Stage investigates some of the ghostsigns of St Louis ahead of forthcoming book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/william-stage-investigates-some-of-the-ghostsigns-of-st-louis-ahead-of-forthcoming-book/) - [BP (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/bp-rip/) - [The joy of writing copy for butchers (with @Desightation)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/the-joy-of-writing-copy-for-butchers-with-desightation/) - [It's Alive: Gilding with Ken Davis](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/11/its-alive-gilding-with-ken-davis/) - Film about the gilder Ken Davis and his piece on glass for Empire 7 Studios in San Jose, California. - [Light Capsules is Back (for one night only)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/08/light-capsules-is-back-for-one-night-only/) - Craig Winslow brings back his Light Capsules initiative, illuminating ghost signs, for Letterheads 2018: London Calling. - [Commit Some Nuisance for Bankside](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/09/commit-some-nuisance-for-bankside/) - [Ghostsigns with the Gentle Author on Spitalfields Life](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/10/ghostsigns-with-the-gentle-author-on-spitalfields-life/) - Ghostsigns with the Gentle Author on Spitalfields Life, photos documenting the walks in Bankside and Stoke Newington looking at ghostsigns together. - [Photos of Old Stoke Newington](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/photos-of-old-stoke-newington/) - Collection of archival photos featuring ghostsigns from those collected by Amir Dotan from HIstory of Stoke Newington. - [D. Appell Fascia Revealed by the Valentine's Day Storm](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/02/d-appell-fascia-revealed-by-the-valentines-day-storm/) - A painted fascia sign for D.Appell is revealed by strong winds in Stoke Newington, London. - [London's Lonely Ampersand](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/07/londons-lonely-ampersand/) - A bit of history about the ampersand symbol and a ghostsign showing one that is a bit lonely, slightly faded and painted on brick in London. - [RIP: Midford Fox](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/rip-midford-fox/) - An archive photo from the Akeman Press Archive to showcase the loss of a number of hand-painted signs on the outside of the Fox tavern in Midford, Somerset. - [RIP: H. Callcut & Son](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/05/rip-h-callcut-son/) - Painted house front sign advertising H.Callcut & Son Decorators whitewashed on Blackstock Road, London N4. - [Fort Collins and Watertown Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/fort-collins-and-watertown-ghostsigns/) - Fort Collins and Watertown Ghostsigns, three walking tours and two articles about these American cities' hand painted advertising and murals. - [Fading Ads of Cincinnati](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/07/fading-ads-of-cincinnati/) - Fading Ads of Cincinnati, book by Ronny Salerno, published by The History Press, documenting ghostsigns and their history in Ohio. - [Early Graphic Communications in Cave Paintings](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/12/early-graphic-communications-in-cave-paintings/) - TED video from Genevieve von Petzinger about early forms of graphic communication and symbols in caves across Europe. - [French ghostsigns blog: Les murs peints s'affichent](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/french-ghostsigns-blog-les-murs-peints-saffichent/) - French ghostsigns blog: Les murs peints s'affichent written by Philippe Célérier and covering hand painted advertising on walls from France. - [Sample pages from 'Hand Painted Signs of Kratie' book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/sample-pages-from-hand-painted-signs-of-kratie-book/) - Sample pages from Hand Painted Signs of Kratie book showing some of the material for this book about signpainting in North East Cambodia. - [Ghostsigns of Rochester](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/09/ghostsigns-of-rochester/) - A collection of ghostsigns in Rochester, Kent, following a visit there for 'What the Dickens', a Letterheads event hosted by Mick Pollard and LB Signs. - [London Shop Fronts on London Live](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/08/london-shop-fronts-on-london-live/) - Video from London Live (Secret London) profiling Emily Webber's London Shop Fronts project. - [Moving Walls to Save a Ghost Sign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/03/moving-walls-to-save-a-ghostsign/) - Couple buys a building so that it can be moved 150ft to allow for a highway widening project. It features a coca-cola ghostsign photographed by Martin Garfinkel - [Scotland in Detail: Vintage Signs from Dave Cowan](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/03/scotland-in-detail-vintage-signs-from-dave-cowan/) - Vintage Signs montage from Dave Cowan and Scotland in Detail, featuring ghostsigns from Dundee, Edinburgh, Montrose and Glasgow - [Housefront Coronation Mural Uncovered](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/12/housefront-coronation-mural-uncovered/) - John shaw discovered hand-made housefront Coronation mural in Burton, Staffordshire - [Beanfeast: Ghostsigns at Type Tasting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/09/beanfeast-ghostsigns-at-type-tasting/) - Beanfeast: Ghostsigns at Type Tasting, part London Design Festival exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum, a creative and collaborative lettering project. - [Guided tour of hand painted advertising on walls in Utrecht, 11th May](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/guided-tour-of-hand-painted-advertising-on-walls-in-utrecht-11th-may/) - Guided tour of hand painted advertising on walls in Utrecht, a ghostsigns event organised by Writing on the Wall in the Netherlands in May 2012. - [Fonts Inspired by Ghost (and other) Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/10/fonts-inspired-by-ghost-and-other-signs/) - [The Shopfronts of 'Paris Re-Tale'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/05/the-shopfronts-of-paris-re-tale/) - The shop fronts of 'Paris Re-Tale', a photographic project from Sebastian Erras and Pixartprinting. - [Rise and Fall of Billboards](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/rise-and-fall-of-billboards/) - [John Brown's Whiskies](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/john-browns-whiskies/) - [Watneys Competition](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/watneys-competition/) - Competition poster and counting entries from the Watneys Wall by Horrocks advertising found in a 1939 The Poster magazine. History of Advertising Trust owned. - [Louis Sheldon-Williams](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/06/louis-sheldon-williams/) - Louis Sheldon-Williams is a Ghost Signs Enthusiast who has had an article published by the journal of the Association for Historical and Fine Art Photography. - [One Show & the Guardian](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/04/one-show-the-guardian/) - [Hemingway's Ales (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/hemingways-ales-rip-2/) - Account of the destruction of the Hemmingway's Ales ghost sign in Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. - [April and the fascinating world of fresco](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/april-and-the-fascinating-world-of-fresco/) - [Hand painted electioneering in Egypt](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/hand-painted-electioneering-in-egypt/) - [Vote Against Prohibition Ghostsign in Baltimore](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/vote-against-prohibition-ghostsign-in-baltimore/) - Vote Against Prohibition Ghostsign in Baltimore photographed by Samuel Adam Johnson of the Exploits of a Designer's Mind blog. - [Posters coming to life in 1906](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/posters-coming-to-life-in-1906/) - [Singapore's Historic Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/11/singapores-historic-signs/) - [NE Signs Scavenger Hunt](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/04/ne-signs-scavenger-hunt/) - Details of a scavenger hunt to locate, photograph and map the remaining street signs featuring the now-defunct NE London Postal District. - [East End Shops from Spitalfields Life](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/03/east-end-shops-from-spitalfields-life/) - East End Shops from Spitalfields Life, featuring photographs of London shop fronts from Alan Dein, Tony Hall and John Claridge. - [Kotanyi Paprika: Stunning Vienna Reveal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/09/kotanyi-paprika-stunning-vienna-reveal/) - Kotanyi Paprika ghostsign revealed in Vienna, Austria, ahead of the launch of Ghost Letters of Vienna book by Tom Koch. One of many ghostsigns in the city. - [Ghostsigns and the long tail...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/08/ghostsigns-and-the-long-tail/) - [36 Porto Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2016/03/36-porto-signs/) - Signs of various types, found in Porto, Portugal, March 2016. - [R.N. Cattle & Son in Harvey Gould's Soho](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/12/r-n-cattle-son-in-harvey-goulds-soho/) - Video of Harvey Gould in Soho featuring a ghostsign for R.N. Cattle & Son, Portland Mews, London. - [Puck Matches: Archival Photo of a Gable End](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/10/puck-matches-archival-photo-of-a-gable-end/) - Archival photo from early 1930s showing a Puck Matches painted sign on a gable end on Eccles New Road, Pendleton. From the History of Advertising Trust. - [Cars No Longer Wanted: RIP](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/09/cars-no-longer-wanted-rip/) - Lost painted sign saying 'Cars Wanted For Cash' on Goulton Road, Clapton, London E5. Featured in the Ghostsigns Archive, the wall is now whitewashed. - [Ghost Signs Book (Passikoff)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/08/ghost-signs-book-passikoff/) - [Ghostsigns in the Family: Henry Dunn of Deal](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2014/01/ghostsigns-in-the-family-henry-dunn-of-deal/) - Archival photographs showing painted signs on walls in Deal, Kent, including those for Henry Dunn. Dated to the mid-1800s. - [Graphic DNA documents the visual language of the street](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/graphic-dna-documents-the-visual-language-of-the-street-2/) - Graphic DNA documents the visual language of the street is a project by Geraldine Marshall seeking to identify the DNA of Birmingham's public lettering. - [HAT Archive: January 2012 Additions](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/01/hat-archive-january-2012-additions-2/) - A selection of ghost signs photos from those added to the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive in January 2012. - [Ghost of the British Legion in Ypres, Belgium](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2013/08/ghost-of-the-british-legion-in-ypres-belgium/) - Ghost of the British Legion in Ypres, Belgium, ghostsign for tourists painted on a wall, earmarked for protection by Belgian Heritage Minister Geert Bourgeois. - [HAT Ghostsigns Archive upgrade](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/10/hat-ghostsigns-archive-upgrade/) - An upgrade to the History of Advertising Trust (HAT) Ghostsigns Archive, includes a new search function to improve access to hand-painted advertising on walls. - [Was Walter Kershaw "Britain's first graffiti artist"?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/was-walter-kershaw-britains-first-graffiti-artist/) - Links to sites of note about Walter Kershaw, a mural artist from Rochdale who decorated Northern towns in the 1970s. - [The signpainting of Anthony Purcell](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/09/the-signpainting-of-anthony-purcell/) - Links to Pittsburgh ghostsigns and the signpainting work of Anthony Purcell, both found on the Steeltown Anthem blog. - [Jim Power's mosaics, a piece of New York history](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/08/jim-powers-mosaics-a-piece-of-new-york-history/) - Film showcasing the mosaic trail created on lampposts across Lower Manhattan by Mosaic Man Jim Power. A piece of New York history through art. - [American Roadside sign art from Bill Martin](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/american-roadside-sign-art-from-bill-martin/) - American Roadside sign art from Bill Martin, a gallery of original works depicting Americana signage as found in Bennie Fraziers shop in Sweetwater Texas, USA. - [Owl Cigars ghostsign mystery in San Francisco](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/owl-cigars-ghostsign-mystery-in-san-francisc/) - An Owl Cigars ghostsign painted by hand onto an unlikely building location given evidence of the origins of that building and those around it. From Kasey Smith. - [Dusty Signs doing it the old way in Minneapolis, Minnesota](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/dusty-signs-doing-it-the-old-way-in-minneapolis-minnesota/) - Video about Dan Madsen of Dusty Signs who is a third generation traditional sign painter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. - [Article charting the history and early photography of advertising painted on walls](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/article-charting-the-history-and-early-photography-of-advertising-painted-on-walls/) - Article charting the history and early photography of advertising painted on walls. Available translated from the German, written by Daniel Lohmann. - [Flamboyant calligraphy from Luca Barcellona & Francesca Biasetton](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/07/flamboyant-calligraphy-from-luca-barcellona-francesca-biasetton/) - Short Marco Puccini film profiling calligraphy of Luca Barcellona & Francesca Biasetton. Also provides a link to a film about master calligrapher Paul Antonio. - [Society of Operative Printers & Assistants (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/10/society-of-operative-printers-assistants-rip/) - [Save this sign...](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/01/save-this-sign/) - [Sunderland Echo at the Beamish Museum (via @Beamish_Museum)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/sunderland-echo-at-the-beamish-museum-via-beamish_museum/) - [Hand painted propaganda from Chairman Mao and the cultural revolution](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/hand-painted-propaganda-from-chairman-mao-and-the-cultural-revolution/) - [Spirit (Ouija) Board lettering from Ira Coyne](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/spirit-ouija-board-lettering-from-ira-coyne/) - Ira Coyne Handpainted Sign Snake Ouija (Spirit) board. Painted lettering discovered by Faythe Levine. - [Joseph's Hat Shop sign threatened in Austin, Texas](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/josephs-hat-shop-sign-threatened-in-austin-texas/) - Handpainted sign on a building for Joseph's Hat Shop threatened with demolition in Austin, Texas ahead of construction of new Marriott hotel. - [MOT Tyres (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/mot-tyres-rip/) - [Brymay Palimpsest](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/brymay-palimpsest/) - [Ghost Signs Book (Stage)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/07/ghost-signs-book-stage/) - Review of Wm. Stage's 1989 book, Ghost Signs: Brick Wall Signs in America. - [Oxford Times](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/02/oxford-times/) - [Time Out Blog](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/06/time-out-blog/) - [Restoration Debate in USA](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2008/02/restoration-debate-in-usa/) - [The Cobbled Yard](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/the-cobbled-yard/) - [Design Week](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/05/design-week/) - [How-to guide for large scale hand painted advertising](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-guide-for-large-scale-hand-painted-advertising/) - [Photographic exhibition of East End shop fronts opens today](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/photographic-exhibition-of-east-end-shop-fronts-opens-today-via-historywo-dontlogoff/) - [Ukrainian Ghostsigns: Shadows of a Forgotten Past](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/ukrainian-ghostsigns-shadows-of-a-forgotten-past/) - [Brilliant new website: Traditional Sign Maker Magazine](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/brilliant-new-website-traditional-sign-maker-magazine-via-signpainterdoc/) - [1970s London graffiti profiled in (sadly) out of print book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/1970s-london-graffiti-profiled-in-sadly-out-of-print-book-via-peter_watts/) - [The stories behind some of the intriguing ghostsigns of Clapham and Battersea](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/the-stories-behind-some-of-the-intriguing-ghostsigns-of-clapham-and-battersea/) - [Then and now: shopfronts 1988 revisited](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/06/then-and-now-shopfronts-1988-revisited-thegentleauthor/) - [RSPA health and safety posters, original mid-20th Century artworks found](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/rspa-health-and-safety-posters-original-mid-20th-century-artworks-found/) - [Noor and Noor 2's new hand painted sign in Bow](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/noor-and-noor-2s-new-hand-painted-sign-in-bow/) - [RIP Mr. Burbujas (via @ihazrabies)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/rip-mr-burbujas-via-ihazrabies/) - [East End shop fronts exhibition profiled on Spitalfields Life](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/east-end-shop-fronts-exhibition-profiled-on-spitalfields-life-thegentleauthor/) - [(P)Imp and the Herbrand Street 'Mural' from @nycsouthpaw](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/pimp-and-the-herbrand-street-mural-from-nycsouthpaw/) - ['Sky as Signage': an atmospheric #instagram photo from @ihazrabies](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/sky-as-signage-an-atmospheric-instagram-photo-from-ihazrabies/) - [Rain reveals Mazawattee Tea ghostsign at Sydenham station (via @DrMatthewSweet)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/rain-reveals-mazawattee-tea-ghostsign-at-sydenham-station-via-drmatthewsweet/) - [Australian ghostsigns profiled in this 2008 Stephen Banham article](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/australian-ghostsigns-profiled-in-this-2008-stephen-banham-article/) - [Hand painted McDonald's signs, a first for me](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/05/hand-painted-mcdonalds-signs-a-first-for-me-from-ihazrabies/) - [Weathering in Idaho leads to reveal of c.100 year old ghostsign](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/weathering-in-idaho-leads-to-reveal-of-c-100-year-old-ghostsign-via-rplothow/) - [Great Middlesbrough ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/great-middlesbrough-ghostsigns-from-carolineld/) - [Avatar restaurant's painted gates in Kerala, India](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/avatar-restaurants-painted-gates-in-kerala-india/) - [Short film about Syracuse's 'Love Letter'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/short-film-about-syracuses-love-letter/) - [Uncertain future for the 'Polo Tower' in Morcombe (via @willsh)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/uncertain-future-for-the-polo-tower-in-morcombe-via-willsh/) - [Ghostsigns of Winnippeg, Manitoba](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/ghostsigns-of-winnippeg-manitoba/) - [Is this the easiest hand lettering technique possible?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/04/is-this-the-easiest-hand-lettering-technique-possible-via-bhamgraphicdna/) - [The beauty of cracking paint on Paris' trompes l'oeil](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/the-beauty-of-cracking-paint-on-paris-trompes-loeil-via-invisibleparis/) - Link to a blog post by Invisible Paris that shows the decline and degradation of the trompes l'oeil found in Paris which result in beautiful patterns. - [To paint or not to paint: preservation debate over Tempe 'eyesore'](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/to-paint-or-not-to-paint-preservation-debate-over-tempe-eyesore/) - [Lovely painted wall in Sydney absinthe bar](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/lovely-painted-wall-in-sydney-absinthe-bar/) - [Parkinsons Pills signs from across the UK: 'They will buck you up'!](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/parkinsons-pills-signs-from-across-the-uk-they-will-buck-you-up/) - [Vernacular Typography interviewed by Vanishing New York](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/vernacular-typography-interviewed-by-vanishing-new-york/) - [c.Eight storey painted signage from Oslo](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/c-eight-storey-painted-signage-from-oslo/) - [Players, real or poor fake?](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/players-real-or-poor-fake/) - [BBC Radio Nottingham](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2010/06/bbc-radio-nottingham/) - [Ghostsigns on Facebook](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2009/11/ghostsigns-on-facebook/) - [French Brickads](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/09/french-brickads/) - [Ghost graffiti](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/12/ghost-graffiti/) - Before and after photos showing the fading of graffiti in Glasgow created for the film "Small Faces". It says 'Tongland'. - [Barcelona Ghostsign, great photo from Sebastien](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/02/barcelona-ghostsign-great-photo-from-sebastien/) - [Sebastien Ardouin discovers another RIP in Sheen Lane, Richmond](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2012/03/sebastien-ardouin-discovers-another-rip-in-sheen-lane-richmond/) ## Pages - [Home](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/) - Ghostsigns is Sam Roberts' site dedicated to the documentation and research of ghost signs, the fading remains of hand-painted advertising on walls. - [Ghostsigns Tours](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/) - [About Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/about/) - Since 2006, Sam Roberts' Ghostsigns initiative has been documenting 'ghost' signs—fading remains of painted advertising—and championing their heritage value. - [Contact Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/contact/) - Contact Sam Roberts at Ghostsigns with questions about ghost signs, photos and research into ghost signs, or anything else relating to painted signs on walls. - [Sign Painters & Horn Please](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/links/the-sign-painter-movie-london-screening/) - Sign Painters and Horn Please screening at London's Roxy Bar & Screen by Ghostsigns and Better Letters, February 2014. Photos and event review. - [The Ghostsigns Blog](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/blog/) - The Ghostsigns Blog featuring hundreds of articles about ghost signs, the history of signs, signwriting and related realms of historic signage and lettering. - [Subscribe to the Newsletter](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/subscribe/) - [Support My Work on Ghostsigns](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/support/) - Support Sam Roberts and his work on Ghostsigns via a monthly or one-off contribution. - [Publications](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/) - An extended reading list of books about ghost signs from Sam Roberts at Ghostsigns, including a variety of publications about fading painted signs. - [Ghostsigns Projects](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/) - Ghostsigns projects from Sam Roberts, including various initiatives connected to ghost signs, including archives, light capsules, maps and publications. - [Dashboard](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/dashboard/) - [Links](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/links/) - [Purchase](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/purchase/) - [Membership Catalog](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/memberships/) - [Thank You](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/thank-you/) ## Courses - [Bankside Ghostsigns Walk](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/bankside-ghostsigns-walk/) - Bankside Ghostsigns Walk, a stroll through Bermondsey and Borough, London SE1, looking at the fading remains of advertising painted on walls aka ghost signs. - [Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/stoke-newington-ghostsigns-walk/) - Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk, a stroll through Stoke Newington, London N16, looking at the fading remains of advertising painted on walls aka ghost signs. - [Clapham Ghostsigns Walk](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/clapham-ghostsigns-walk/) - Clapham Ghostsigns Walk, a stroll through Clapham, South West London, looking at the fading remains of advertising painted on walls aka ghost signs. ## Lessons - [W.A. Higgs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/higgs/) - Painted and gilded glass sign for W.A. Higgs tea importers and merchants on Stoke Newington High Street, N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Commit No Nuisance](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/commit-no-nuisance/) - Ghost signs (fading painted sign) saying Commit No Nuisance on Great Guildford Street and Doyce Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Waterman's/Walker Bros](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/watermans-walker-bros/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Waterman's 'ideal' fountain pens and the Walker Bros stationers. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [R. Ellis](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/ellis/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for R. Ellis ironmonger on Northwold Road, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Westminster Gazette | Army Club](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/westminster-gazette-army-club/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for Westminster Gazette and Army Club in palimpsest on Stamford Hill, N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Walworth | Walworth-Munzing](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/walworth-munzing/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Walworth-Munzing, and another historic sign for Walworth, hardware suppliers. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [J. Crane](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/crane/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for J. Crane builder, house decorator and plumber on Marton Road, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [William Walker & Sons](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/william-walker/) - Ghost sign for the leather manufacturers William Walker & Sons in Bermondsey. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Thank You and Goodbye](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/thanks-bankside/) - Thank you for joining the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk, led by Sam Roberts, and looking at ghost signs (fading painted signs) on walls in Bermondsey and Bankside. - [Dee's Stores](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/dees-stores/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Dee's Stores, paint and builders merchants. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Fragment](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/fragment/) - Unidentified fragment of a ghost sign (fading painted sign) on Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Cakebread, Robey & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/cakebread-robey/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Cakebread, Robey & Co. builders merchants on Tyssen Road, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [John Hawkins & Sons | Steele's](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/john-hawkins-steeles/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for John Hawkins & Sons and Steele's on Stoke Newington High Street, N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [The Jolly Butchers](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/jolly-butchers/) - Old ceramic sign for Jolly Butchers pub and a fading painted shop front for Elloma Preparations on Garnham St, N16. From the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Welcome and Introduction](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/welcome-stoke-newington/) - Welcome to the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk with Sam Roberts telling the stories of ghost signs (fading painted signs) in Stoke Newington, London N16. - [W.H. Willcox & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/willcox/) - Remains of ceramic sign for W.H. Willcox & Co. engineering suppliers on Redcross Way, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [M. Emanuel](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/emanuel/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for M. Emanuel leather manufacturer at the leather market, Weston St, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Morocco Store](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/morocco-store/) - Faux painted sign for The Morocco Store at the junction of Morocco Street and Leathermarket Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Thomson Bros | J. McRae & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/thomson-bros-mcrae/) - Fading painted signs for Thomson Bros paper manufacturers and J. McRae & Co. curriers in palimpsest in Bermondsey. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Welcome and Introduction](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/welcome-bankside/) - Welcome to the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk with your guide and ghost signs expert Sam Roberts who will tell the stories of these fading painted signs on walls. - [Thank You and Goodbye](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/thanks-clapham/) - Thank you for taking the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk from Sam Roberts, Roy Reed and The Clapham Society. - [Thank You and Bonus Stops](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/bonus-stops-clapham/) - Thank you for joining the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk from Sam Roberts, Roy Reed and The Clapham Society. There are more ghost signs in the bonus stops following. - [Welcome and Introduction](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/welcome-clapham/) - Welcome and introduction to the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk with Sam Roberts, sharing stories of ghost signs (fading painted signs) in Clapham, South West London. - [Thank You and Goodbye](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/thanks-stoke-newington/) - Thank you for taking Sam Roberts' Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk looking at the fading remains of painted signs on walls in Stoke Newington, London N16. - [Banksy](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/banksy/) - Street art by Banksy produced for the music group Blur on Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Criterion | Westminster Gazette | Gillette](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/criterion-westminster-gazette-gillette/) - Palimpsest of ghost signs (fading painted sign) for Criterion matches, Westminster Gazette and Gillette razors. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Alf the Purse King](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/alf-the-purse-king/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Alf the Purse King (A. Rubinstein) on Stoke Newington Church Street, N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Daren/Hurstleigh's](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/daren-hurstleighs/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Daren bread and Hurstleigh's bakery on Fleetwood Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Stoke Newington Heritage Mural](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/stoke-newington-heritage-mural/) - The Stoke Newington Heritage Mural and history of its host wall on Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Richardson & Sons](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/richardson/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Richardson & Sons clothing shop, Stoke Newington High Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [F.C. Dyson](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/dyson/) - Partially repainted sign for F.C. Dyson grocery shop on Stoke Newington HIgh Street, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [John Brown](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/john-brown/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for John Brown whiskies on Cazenove Road, London N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [James Ashby | Hayward Brothers & Eckstein | R.E. Jones](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/james-ashby-hayward-brothers-eckstein-jones/) - Multiple ghost signs (fading painted signs) for James Ashby, Hayward Brothers & Eckstein and R.E. Jones. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Barclay & Fry](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/barclay-fry/) - Restored historic signage for Barclay & Fry printers, stationers and tin box makers. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Tate Modern](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/tate-modern/) - Concrete pavement sign advertising the opening of Tate Modern at the corner of Thrale St and Southwark St, SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [André Pérot](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/andre-perot/) - Faux ghost sign (fading painted sign) for André Pérot, importer and exporter, on Park Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Albion House Clothing Company](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/albion-house/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for the Albion House Clothing Company on Borough HIgh Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [D1 and D2 Shelters](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/shelters/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for air raid shelters on Porlock Street and Crosby Road, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Guys Arms](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/guys-arms/) - Ceramic sign for Courages Fine Ales & Stout on the former Guys Arms pub at the corner of Guy St and Kipling St, London SE1. From the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [John F. Coleman](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/john-coleman/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for John F. Coleman, vet and blacksmith, on Morocco Street, SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [W. Cockle & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/cockle/) - Fading painted sign (ghost sign) for W. Cockle & Co. mesh and wire works on Tanner Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Nestlé | Boro](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/nestle-boro/) - [Redfern's | Redfern's](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/redferns/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for Redfern's rubber mats and heels on Lambourn Road, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Cedars | Marshall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/cedars-marshall/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Marshall and Cedars Motor Engineering Company on Cedars Road, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Batten & Davies](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/batten-davies/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Batten & Davies printers on Bromell’s Road, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Deane & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/deane/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Deane & Co. chemists on The Pavement, London SW4. Also S postal code street sign. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Royal London Mutual Insurance Society](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/royal-london/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for the Royal London Mutual Insurance Society, Clapham Common South Side, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [H.G. Benwell](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/benwell/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for H.G. Benwell & Co. brush manufacturers on Crescent Lane, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [A.I. Jones & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/jones/) - Carved and gilded shop front for A.I. Jones & Co. tobacco shop on Clapham High Street, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Gillette | Iron Jelloids | Sunday Illustrated](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/gillette-iron-jelloids-sunday-illustrated/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) in palimpsest for Gillette, Iron Jelloids and Sunday Illustrated on Clapham High St. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Music Roll Exchange (RIP)](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/music-roll-exchange/) - Lost ghost sign (fading painted sign) for the Music Roll Exchange on Clapham High Street, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [United Dairies](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/united-dairies/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for United Dairies on Hubert Grove, London SW9. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Courage](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/courage/) - [F. Cooper | Templeman & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/cooper-templeman/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for F. Cooper jobmaster and Templeman & Co. cheesemonger on Cazenove Road, N16. From the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Davies & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/davies/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Davies & Co. leather factors on Morocco Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [Lewis Woolf](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/lewis-woolf/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for Lewis Woolf fruit salesman on a shop front on Park Street, London SE1. As featured on the Bankside Ghostsigns Walk. - [W. Jenkins](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/jenkins/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for W. Jenkins builder and decorator on Broadhinton Road, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Clapham Public Hall](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/clapham-public-hall/) - Traces of former mounted letters for the Clapham Public Hall on Clapham High Street, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [A.J. Beddoes & Co.](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/beddoes/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for A.J. Beddoes & Co. linen drapers on Clapham High Street, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Pawnbroker](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/pawnbroker/) - Ghost sign (fading painted sign) for a former pawnbroker on Clapham High Street, London SW4. Featured on the Clapham Ghostsigns Walk. - [Garage](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/garage/) - Ghost signs (fading painted signs) for a former garage on Landor Road, London SW9. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. - [Barclays](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/stop/barclays/) - Remains of Barclays Bank sign after the removal of mounted metal letters, Stoke Newington High Street, N16. Featured on the Stoke Newington Ghostsigns Walk. ## Publications - [Ghost Signs: A London Story](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/book/) - [Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/handpaintedsignsofkratie/) - Hand-Painted Signs of Kratie by Sam Roberts documents the painted signs in a small town in Cambodia, including the history of the signs and the craft itself. - [Sign Painting](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/sign-painting/) - Sign Painting: A Practical Guide to Tools, Materials and Techniques by Mike Meyer & Friends is an introduction to the craft of sign painting, suitable for all. - [The Showcards Book](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/the-showcards-book/) - Advertising and Public Memory: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs, by Stefan Schutt, Sam Roberts & Leanne White, published by Routledge - [Advertising and Public Memory](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/a-book-about-ghost-signs/) - Advertising and Public Memory: Social, Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Ghost Signs, by Stefan Schutt, Sam Roberts & Leanne White, published by Routledge - [Reading List](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/reading-list/) - Select bibliography of books about ghost signs, including locations around the world and general accounts of signs, lettering and signwriting history. ## Projects - [N.E. Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/nesigns/) - [History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/history-of-advertising-trust-ghostsigns-archive/) - History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive, worldwide ghost signs map, and other ways to contribute photography of fading painted advertising to archives. - [Light Capsules](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/light-capsules/) - Light Capsules is a collaboration between Ghostsigns and Craig Winslow to temporarily illuminate a series of ghostsigns for the 2016 London Design Festival. ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/uncategorized/) - [Related Work](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/related-work/) - [Individual Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/individual-signs/) - [Sign Stories](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/sign-stories/) - [Signs in Media](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/signs-in-media/) - [Inspired by Signs](https://ghostsigns.co.uk/category/inspired-by-signs/) - 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