Bovril’s Windrush Square Legacy
Windrush Square in Brixton is home to this, one of the most famous ghost signs in London. While the Bovril sign is still very prominent, … Read more
Bovril
S Errington and some other South London Ghostsigns
This is a detail from one of my all-time favourite ghostsigns. It’s on Dulwich Road in South London and already features in the History of … Read more
Liminal Space: past/presence by Mari Boman
Mari Boman, a photographer, took ghostsigns as the subject matter for her project titled ‘Liminal Space: past/presence’. The result is this series of nine beautiful … Read more
49 New Signs
Since handing over day-to-day responsibility for the archive to the History of Advertising Trust there has been a steady influx of new material. 49 new … Read more
My Leicestershire Digital Archive
Colin Hyde from the Centre for Urban History at Leicester University sent me an email with a fascinating link today. It is to a project he … Read more
Draft Chapter (Food & Drink)
I’d love to get your feedback on a draft chapter for a possible book to accompany the archive. If this gets published then it will … Read more
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
Bovril Update
Alex sent me this photo of the remnants of a Bovril sign in the Redhill area. In much the same way as the Ekco sign … Read more
Bovril & Greys
Andy sent me this great double sign from Bedford in response to my appeal for world record contenders. Although it isn’t a multitude of signs, … Read more