A Rubinstein & Sons
Just like Fin Fahey I had walked past this one in Stoke Newington many times. I then noticed today that the vine had been cleared … Read more
Panasonic (New York)
Lena found this one some time ago lurking on the Wikipedia entry for Panasonic [Update: It no longer appears there]. It’s a fantastically simple design and … Read more
Mister Furniture (France)
My mum just got back from France where there is a great tradition of painted sign writing. This one is from Beziers in the south … Read more
Whitton’s Bread
Andrew Hughes, who is writing his dissertation on the protection of Ghost Signs, sent me this well preserved sign from Lincoln. The bread would most … Read more
Dewars (New York)
Colossal Media I came across an old email from Faris that he sent me after he got back from New York. It had this picture … Read more
Thetford Warrens
This picture was sent to me by my uncle who lives in Norwich. I saw it for myself when I visited recently. It is advertising … Read more
Frank Jump
Frank Jump is a leading photographer of Ghost Signs in USA with quite a unique story as to how and why he got started. I … Read more
Protecting Ghost Signs
It seems from people I’ve spoken to that it is very difficult to protect signs from distruction or being covered up. However some notable exceptions … Read more
Hovis (Haringey)
Further to the previous post on the Hovis sign in Islington, here’s another example of this style from along Stroud Green Road in Haringey. The … Read more
Hovis (Islington)
I discovered this sign at night on 3rd April this year and only got round to photographing it on Tuesday this week. I’ll have to … Read more
Martin Thompson
Martin Thompson is an artist who has done a series of pieces based on his photography of predominantly London Ghost Signs. He calls them “urban … Read more
Derelict London
Derelict London is quite a well known site run by Paul Talling covering lots of aspects of the decaying crumbling city that we don’t always … Read more
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