Colossal Media
The art of large scale sign writing lives on in New York, USA through the work of Colossal Media A full gallery of their work … Read more
Happy Feet
I came across this on another Ghost Sign blog from USA. I wonder if the music notes imply that there was some sort of jingle … Read more
Peterkin’s Custard
Further to the post on Louis Sheldon-Williams, here’s my photo of the full Peterkin’s Custard sign (featured in the Time Out piece). The little boy … Read more
Louis Sheldon-Williams
Louis Sheldon-Williams is a fellow Ghost Sign enthusiast and held an exhibition of his photos in 2003. He refers to them as “commercial archeaology” … Read more
Black Cat Cigarettes
One of my personal favourites, this one is on Dingley Road, EC1. It is for an old brand of cigarettes that no longer exists. There … Read more
Blooms Pianos
I photographed this fantastic sign today after going past it so many times on the bus. It’s just by the Geoffrey Museum in Shoreditch and … Read more
True Ghost
This sign is certainly on it’s last legs, so much so that you’d miss it if you weren’t looking. It’s for John Hirst Builders and … Read more
Vortex (RIP)
This sign and former Stoke Newington landmark were both destroyed in favour of a new development on Church Street. The Jazz bar moved to Dalston … Read more
BP (British Petrol) Revealed
This sign was partially covered for a long time but, just the other day, the modern poster was taken down revealing an old ad for … Read more
Shop Local
Not all Brickads are Ghost Signs and the most recent examples I know of are from artist Bob and Roberta Smith as part of his … Read more
Hovis Process
Also on my visit to HAT I found this nice example of how big companies got the consistency of style across the country. It is … Read more
Watneys Competition
Further to the post on Watneys Wall here are a couple of pictures showing how the competition was run. Above is the sign that was … Read more
Ghost Signs in Time Out
Two weeks after their feature on disappearing London, Time Out published three of my pictures in their magazine (8-15th November 2006). Thanks to Gabriel who … Read more
Bile Beans
Speaking yesterday with a guy writing his dissertation on the preservation of Ghost Signs I heard about this iconic example from York for Bile Beans. … Read more
Watneys Wall
Yesterday I visited the History of Advertising Trust (HAT). I came across a funny old poster for Watney’s Ale. It was a parody of the … Read more
Welcome to Ghost Signs
This is my first venture into blogging and so I thought an intro post might be worthwhile.I will be updating with new discoveries all the … Read more