ghostsigns, 12 days ago to london

My only in-person walking tour for 2024 is in Stoke Newington on Saturday, 24 August.

I am excited to get back on the street to introduce guests to the wonderful ghost signs in the area that I first started documenting and researching these remnants of advertising past.

More details and tickets are here on my website: https://ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/

I would appreciate any boosts, and please do share with friends in London that might enjoy the walk.

#ghostsigns #StokeNewington #london #N16 #boost

ghostsigns, 4 months ago to london

New blog: 'The Shifting Sands of London’s Ghost Signs Landscape' at https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2024/01/the-shifting-sands-of-londons-ghost-signs-landscape/

Follow the link above for news of ghost signs lost, partially destroyed, and 'brought back' from the dead, as change is the only constant in the capital.

First Lidstone photo, and Vaneers, both courtesy of StockCarPete on Flickr: https://flickr.com/photos/stockcarpete/

#ghostsigns #ghostsign #rip #fadingad #fadingads #london #SouthWoodford #E18 #SouthNorwood #SE27 #Hackney #Hoxton #Haggerston #E8 #StokeNewington #NewingtonGreen #N16

Repainted sign on a wall that once advertised the Lidstone Ltd butchers. Below the name it lists numerous former branches of the business across London. The paint is very fresh and is a less-than-precise replica of the original.
Portion of a building's wall and roof, with some barely legible letters in faded paint visible on the wall. Looking carefully it is possible to see that it was once a painted sign advertising Germolene.
Large industrial building with a wide painted sign across the very top. The sign reads "Vaneers, Stamford Trading Co. Ltd., Importers, SHO. 5537" where the last bit is the old-format phone number for the business. Photo copyright StockCarPete on Flickr.
Close-up of a lettered portion of wall flanked by blacked out windows. The glass on the pane to the left is broken, with only fragments of words and numbers remaining from a sign that was painted on it.