Fading painted signs

Music Roll Exchange

Following my talk to the Clapham Society last summer we are joining forces, with Roy Reed, to develop a walk exploring the many ghost signs visible on and around Clapham High Street. We are currently carrying out a mixture of archival and web-based research into […]

Ghostsigns of Clapham, a Forthcoming Walk

This entry was posted in Sign Destinations Sign Initiatives and tagged Batten & Davies Clapham Clapham Society Deane & Co Gillette H.G. Benwell London Music Roll Exchange Research Ribbans Engineering Roy Reed Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Tours UK United Dairies on March 23, 2018 by Sam Roberts

The above ghost sign was revealed a couple of years ago by the redevelopment of a site on the North side of the Eastern end of Oxford Street in London. It is a palimpsest, and advertises ‘Venos Lightning Cough/Cold Cure’. It wasn’t their only painted […]

Venos & Veglio Reveals on Oxford Street

This entry was posted in Signs of Note and tagged Local Listing London Music Roll Exchange Oxford Street Protection Reveal RIP Spitalfields Life UK Veglio Venos W1 West End William Whiffin on December 1, 2017 by Sam Roberts

Former Gramophones Records Music Roll Exchange Ghostsign Clapham — Following the recent painting over of the Clapham North ‘Music Rolls‘ sign, Ocky got in touch with Kate Hoey, MP for Vauxhall to ask her what Lambeth Council are doing to preserve this signs. The response from Michael Copeman, via Councillor Peck, was as follows: […]

Lambeth Council

This entry was posted in Sign Preservation Signs of Note and tagged English Heritage Kate Hoey Lambeth London Michael Copeman Music Music Roll Exchange Political Lobbying Property Development Protection UK on October 4, 2007 by Sam Roberts

Jose recently helped to pose a question, via Murad Qureshi, on Ghost Signs to London’s Mayor, Ken Livingstone. His question and Ken’s response are below. The Mayor makes reference to the ‘London Plan‘ and this would seem to be his suggestion in terms of protecting […]

Ken Livingstone

This entry was posted in Interviews and tagged London Music Roll Exchange Political Lobbying Protection on September 18, 2007 by Sam Roberts

Gramophones Records Music Roll Exchange Ghostsign Clapham — I am informed by sarflondondunc that this ghost sign has been erased. It was just by Clapham North Station and I used it in my recent presentation as an example of a plain text sign which has been designed to fit around the available wall […]

Gramophones Records (RIP)

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged London Music Roll Exchange Protection RIP UK on August 2, 2007 by Sam Roberts