Ghostsigns on Facebook
I’ve created a page on Facebook for the project which contains videos, photos, links and more. If you use Facebook then you can become a … Read more
Fading painted signs with Sam Roberts
Books, articles and video relating to ghost signs.
I’ve created a page on Facebook for the project which contains videos, photos, links and more. If you use Facebook then you can become a … Read more
The appearance of this sign in Redhill, Surrey acted as a catalyst for an article on the subject of ghostsigns in the Surrey Mirror. This … Read more
I wrote a piece for the Time Out blog which covers a little of the personal journey I’ve been on over the last three years … Read more
Slightly less material in the Shoes & Clothing category. See more images in the Flickr group being used to set up the Ghost Signs Archive. Here’s a little montage featuring … Read more
So the Food & Drink category was a popular one with plenty of material submitted to the Flickr group being used to set up the … Read more
So the archive is going well, there are now over 130 members who have collectively contributed over 850 pictures. Thank you all, keep up the … Read more
Owen alerted me to a recent feature in the Oxford Times and kindly sent through these clippings which I’ve scanned. While Oxford wasn’t an … Read more
Letitia Street at Market Street in Olde City, by Lawrence O’Toole Lawrence O’Toole from the The Philadelphia Ghost Sign Project has secured a month long … Read more
Following the earlier mini-feature in the Ultrabold journal a longer photo feature has now made its way into the latest edition. Thank you to Simon … Read more
Listen here. If you’re not familiar with the show it features lots of good music but also has a regular slot where you can call … Read more
It has now been a year since I started writing this blog and making posts relating to research and other areas of interest. My first … Read more
Just came across this on youtube, an interview with Frank Jump about his work in New York. Great to see some of his pictures full … Read more
Since my post last year on Pall Talling’s Derelict London site he has had his work published in a book. It makes for fascinating reading … Read more
The National Trust of Historic Preservation over in the USA features an article on their site discussing the debate over the preservation of Ghost Signs. … Read more
This video from Jim Kirchherr from the Living St Louis series is a nice introduction to some of the signs from that city and touches … Read more
Lawrence O’Toole who has been documenting Ghost Signs in Philadelphia, USA got some press on his project recently in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read the full … Read more
Sebastian Groes and I have been working on a Ghost Signs article in response to the presentation we gave at the annual Literary London Festival. … Read more
Kathryn passed me this, which appears to have come as a follow up to the recent piece in the South London Press. The article talks … Read more
While looking again at the Colossal Media site I came across this really nice spread they got in the New York Times back in October … Read more
Yesterday (11th October) the Hackney Gazette did a nice spread on the project. I had a few photos taken for this, some of them very … Read more
In response to my post on SmartWrap, Faris warned me to ‘beware the backlash’ and sent me a link to his blog which shows the … Read more
Last night (27th September) there was a feature on London Tonight all about Ghost Signs in London and how they should be protected. I was … Read more
Today there was a feature in the South London Press about protecting ghost signs. This came on the back of the question to Mayor Ken. … Read more