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Five of the Best: Books about Ghost Signs

Over the years I’ve tried to seek out and review books about ghost signs here on the blog. Here is a set of recommendations drawn … Read more

Categories Sign Destinations, Signs in Media

New Book: Ghost Signs of Bath

Ghost Signs of Bath has been a book waiting to happen for many years, and I have written about the city on a number of … Read more

Categories Sign Collections, Signs in Media

Lyndsey Smith and the signs of Bath and Lewes

The Circulating Library sign from Bath is certainly one of the most popular and regularly photographed ghostsigns in the UK [See comments on this post … Read more

Categories Inspired by Signs, Sign Folk
Enhanced image of hand painted sign on building in Bath

Two brilliant ghostsigns from Bath

I was recently interviewed by Kirsten Elliott of Akeman Press for an article in a forthcoming magazine launch scheduled for later this year. We’ve since … Read more

Categories Sign Preservation, Sign Stories

BBC Ghostsigns

I’ve just got round to posting the proper quality copies of the two biggest pieces of BBC coverage of the project.  These are the One Show … Read more

Categories Sign Folk, Signs in Media
Annette Smith Bath Fresh Pet Meat Daily

Annette Smith

On the back of my post about the interview in Bath for BBC Radio 4’s Making History program I have been contacted by Bath artist … Read more

Categories Inspired by Signs, Sign Destinations, Sign Folk
Circulating Library and Reading Room Bath

Making History in Bath

Press interest in the project continues and on Thursday last week I travelled to Bath to be interviewed for the BBC Radio 4 program Making … Read more

Categories Sign Collections, Signs in Media
Hands Dairy Specialists in Cream Bath

Bath Ghostsigns

A short visit to Bath and Bristol over the weekend allowed me to visit a handful of west country signs. These maybe aren’t the best … Read more

Categories Sign Collections, Sign Destinations

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