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
Signs in Media
Books, articles and video relating to ghost signs.
Surrey Mirror
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
Time Out Blog
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
Shoes & Clothing
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
Food & Drink
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
Booze & Fags
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
Oxford Times
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
Exhibition & Press (USA)
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
Ultrabold (Part 2)
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
Ghost Signs on Radio
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
One Year On (www.ghostsigns.co.uk)
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
Frank Jump Interview
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
Derelict London Part 2
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
Restoration Debate in USA
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
Living St Louis
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
Philadelphia Press
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
Literary London Article (Part One)
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
The Post (18th October)
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
Colossal Media Press
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
Hackney Gazette
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
Rise and Fall of Billboards
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
London Tonight
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
South London Press
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