Fading painted signs

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Hand-painted wall sign advertising Waits Butcher — Mick McTiernan has sent me his collection of archival ghostsigns photography, and what a collection it is. (More in his Ghost Signs set.) Proving that fading advertising painted on walls has held people in fascination for many years, Mick dates some of his images to […]

The Mick McTiernan ‘Wall Paintings’ Collection

This entry was posted in Sign Collections and tagged Empire Dancing Flickr Ghostsigns Goodwin's Greenwich History London Mick McTiernan Rugby Waits Butcher York on September 15, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Painted illustration of a computer with a picture of hands shaking on the monitor — I’ve just set up a new mailing list for Ghostsigns as part of the overall update to the site. You can sign up here or by entering your email address in the side panel to the right. This mailing list will be used to send […]

Following Ghostsigns and a New Mailing List

This entry was posted in Signs in Media and tagged Contact Facebook Flickr Ghostsigns Mailing List RSS Twitter YouTube on July 22, 2012 by Sam Roberts

This set of photos shows what King’s Cross was like 60 years ago with the odd painted ad caught inadvertently by what appears to have been a bus enthusiast. The one above features a shop sign for Freeman, Hardy & Willis, and there’s this one […]

Mid-20th Century photos of King’s Cross featuring some painted ads

This entry was posted in Photo Essays Related Work and tagged 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s Archive Buses Flickr Ghostsigns London Transport on February 19, 2012 by Sam Roberts