Fading painted signs

Boyd Pianos

Boyd Pianos ghostsign boarded over — The topsy turvy life of the gold lettered Boyd Pianos sign continues, this time covered by a plain billboard. I can’t decide if this is better than the ‘Hot Nuts’ sign that is currently on the Google street view. (Thanks to Sam Wander for tip […]

Boyd Pianos boarded up, but is it better than Hot ...

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Boyd Pianos Ghostsigns Hackney London on April 24, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Specter street art covers Boyd Pianos ghostsign — sarflondondunc, ever alert to the gradual shifts in our Ghostsigns landscape, alerted me to this new piece of street art positioned on the great gold leaf Boyd Pianos sign on Shacklewell Lane, Hackney. It’s by the Canadian artist Specter and is part of the ‘If […]

Street Art

This entry was posted in Inspired by Signs Sign Preservation and tagged Art Boyd Pianos Contemporary Issues Hackney London Related and Random Street Art on August 11, 2010 by Sam Roberts

Boyd Pianos Shacklewell Lane by Sam Roberts — Charlie, sarflondondunc and Ross all told me about this great sign for Boyd Pianos that has recently been revealed on Shacklewell Lane in Hackney, presumably by the removal of a billboard. It is interesting on a number of levels, not least the quality of preservation […]

Boyd Pianos

This entry was posted in Sign Stories Signs of Note and tagged Boyd Pianos Hackney London on November 23, 2007 by Sam Roberts