Ghostsigns - Latest Comments

Re: Holland-America Line, Santander

Sam Roberts — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:31:59 -0000

Thanks Jodie, looks to be working, adding one with a picture and a link to see how those render, also bold, italic, ~~strikethrough~~, and underline.

"Quotation here."

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Re: Holland-America Line, Santander

Jodie Langley — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:55:34 -0000

This is a test comment.

Re: Return of the Poland Street Ghost Signs

Sam Roberts — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:21:44 -0000

What they've done is similar. A layer of varnish has been added that can be easily removed and reapplied if more graffiti comes back. PS. I've written a bit about Perspex before.

Re: Return of the Poland Street Ghost Signs

Toni-Louise Dillon — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 09:03:10 -0000

I'd add extra protection by putting them behind Perspex...

Re: Elliott’s Dairy

Sam Roberts — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 01:38:22 -0000

In 1904–1919 it was George Allaway & Son. I don't have anything before that other than a laundry, and later I don't have references. It's possible that Elliott's was a bigger dairy that supplied the shop, but that is pure speculation on my part.

Re: Elliott’s Dairy

Ashley Elliott — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:46:30 -0000

I haven't been able to find the old owner's name.. do you by a chance know?

Re: Elliott’s Dairy

Sam Roberts — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:10:42 -0000

It's on Shackewell Lane, London. Here's the map: https://goo.gl/maps/8a88Hoa...

Re: Elliott’s Dairy

Ashley Elliott — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:14:23 -0000

Hello!! This is located on South Street, correct? Was owned by Douglas Horace? Or his father William Best Elliott?

Re: Penge fashion house considers hand painted signage options

Sam Roberts — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:09:41 -0000

Thanks Lee for the update, a shame, but not entirely surprising. If you ever need some (dry) brushes for hire then get in touch.

Re: Penge fashion house considers hand painted signage options

No, it wasn't Sam. Local design agency and advisors to Design for London, Designed By Good People, knew Penge and many of it's traders well and created a report on how best to use the funds available for Penge High Street. They gave the council various ideas but the job went to a large Architectural company instead who ignored the advice and did their own thing. The painted ghost signs and other ideas were shelved. They would be simple and inexpensive to do.

Re: Two Paris Beauties Under Wraps

Sam Roberts — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 03:49:07 -0000

Blimey, thanks Caroline, will make an amend with link to your page included.

Re: Two Paris Beauties Under Wraps

CarolineLD — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 13:07:53 -0000

Temporary is a relative term, here: they've been covered since 2012 already - http://carolineld.blogspot....

Re: Fonts Inspired by Ghost (and other) Signs

Sam Roberts — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 12:36:57 -0000

Thanks, there are others inspired by signage too, including Gill Sans from a bookshop in Bristol, and Baby Teeth from a barber shop in Mexico.

Re: Lancell Road’s Mystery Ghost Sign

Streatham2 — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:52:08 -0000

Line 8: Possibly (in an italic typeface with a high thick/thin contrast) a word starting with Local? Localities or locations?

Re: Fonts Inspired by Ghost (and other) Signs

WillC — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 17:14:35 -0000

Reminds me of the story of the origins of one of the most successful (American) fonts of recent times - Gotham - which was created by Tobias Frere-Jones after he was inspired by the old NY Port Authority building signage

Re: Landmarks Commission Hearing

Sam Roberts — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 04:30:11 -0000

Apologies Frank, seems to have been lost in trasnfer over from Blogger to Wordpress. All done now.

Re: 64,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Cave Paintings

Frank H Jump — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:02:52 -0000

Love this!

Re: Landmarks Commission Hearing

Frank H Jump — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 20:59:34 -0000

Please give me the photo credit for this image. It isn't clear.

Re: Ghostsigns in the Family: Henry Dunn of Deal

Caine — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:33:20 -0000

Started looking up my family Tree, think we might be related, if possible leave an email or a way of contacting you. Ill check back in a few days cheers

Re: James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)

Sam Roberts — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 06:16:05 -0000

Thanks Giles, do you happen to know their dates of occupancy in the building? I have narrowed their arrival date to some time in the late 1960s or early 1970s, but then don't have any end date for their time on Union Street...

Re: James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)

Giles Morgan — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:06:11 -0000

I just thought of Ashby's this morning on hearing the news of Costa's being sold for £3.9 billion this morning. I worked at Ashby's for 3-4 months in early '84 while on a 'Gap Year' and have fond memories of my brief stint there. It was still a 'real factory' full of characters. I did a week on the fourth floor using a hatchet to open tea chests, 26 of which at a time went down a chute to the first floor (I think) which was the tea floor - producing loose tea and teabags for, primarily, Gateway. Also all the flavoured teas per the tin below, masses of different flavours. There was a small shop on the ground floor open over lunchtime only if I recall. Coffee was the second or third floor, the offices and tasting area were on the other one. I seem to remember the warehouse manager was called Paul. Ashby's had been bought by General Foods shortly before I worked there and I believe it was all closed down and moved elsewhere as a result.

Re: For Hire: Stunning Reveal near Columbia Road Market

Sam Roberts — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 10:08:37 -0000

Update (July 2018), building restoration complete, photo here from Scott Robinson: https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)

Sam Roberts — Thu, 07 Jun 2018 12:24:49 -0000

Thanks Leah, would you be happy to scan the photo and share with me? I think it would make for a wonderful follow-up blog post...

Re: James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)

Leah Fawthrop — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 19:41:13 -0000

I remember as a 10 year old doing a tea tasting at ashbys as my father imported it to Australia and we were there on a family holiday/business trip.

Re: James Ashby & Sons (Rose Brand Fine Teas)

Leah Fawthrop — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 19:36:55 -0000

My Dad imported their tea in the 70’s and 80’s to Australia..... we have a photo in the family album on this sign from the 1977.