Fading painted signs

Yorkshire

Painted sign on a wall advertising Bile Beans — This Bile Beans ghostsign from Lord Mayor’s Walk in York has become something of a ‘poster boy’ for the medium. It was repainted for the second time last November, sparking a mixed reaction from locals, as is often the case with ghostsigns restoration projects. The […]

Bile Beans, York: Correction and update

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Baz Ward Bile Beans Community Lisa Restoration UK York York Stories Yorkshire on June 23, 2013 by Sam Roberts

Sinc Mediums Britain Yorkshire Ghostsign as featured in Down Your Way magazine — Yorkshire is the focus for this three page spread on ghostsigns in Down Your Way magazine from earlier this year. Thank you to Mark Whitley of Country Publications for allowing me to republish this piece here.

Ghostsigns in ‘Down Your Way’ magazine

This entry was posted in Signs in Media and tagged Article Country Publications Down Your Way Mark Whitley Press Print Roy Hampson UK Yorkshire on July 10, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Hemmingway Ales gable end ghostsign in Leeds — This wonderful gable end sign for Hemingway’s Ales (Big Ben’s brand) ceased to exist as of 9th March 2011. It was a truly remarkable ghostsign and featured as the backdrop for my interview with John Seargent in the piece broadcast on the One Show. Incidentally […]

Hemingway’s Ales (RIP)

This entry was posted in Individual Signs and tagged Alcohol Ale Beer Hemmingway Leeds RIP UK Yorkshire on January 15, 2012 by Sam Roberts

Bile Beans, Hunslet Carr, Leeds (photo by Andy Johnson) Although I’ve been aware of this Bile Beans sign for some time I was struck by Andy Johnson‘s picture seen here as it really highlights the brightness of the sign versus the surrounding area. It has […]

Bile Beans Part 2

This entry was posted in Individual Signs Related Work and tagged Art Bile Beans Leeds People UK Yorkshire on May 30, 2008 by Sam Roberts

Bile Beans York — Speaking yesterday with a guy writing his dissertation on the preservation of Ghost Signs I heard about this iconic example from York for Bile Beans. According to my contact it was restored by the York Arts Forum in 1986 just at the same time as […]

Bile Beans

This entry was posted in Sign Folk Sign Making Sign Preservation and tagged Bile Beans Research Restoration UK Yorkshire on June 16, 2007 by Sam Roberts