#ghostsigns — Public Fediverse posts
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There have been recent projects by Historic England and Museum of London Archaeology #MOLA to record historic #ghostsigns Here is an example of a more contemporary one. Presumably John Lewis are no longer "at home"? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2eyy1lzmj1o https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/ghost-signs/ #HistoricEngland #histodons #history
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Northampton's Ghosts of Industry project. Capturing fading painted street signs. https://ghosts.mola.org.uk/s/ghosts/page/home #GhostSigns #Northampton #MOLA #histodons
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I'm working with @RoyReed on a reissue of our book, Ghost Signs: A London Story. Sadly this is having to report on some signs lost since it was first published in 2021.
This is one of them, now time-capsuled beneath the new, taller, structure that has been erected on the plot immediately in front of the wall.
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/
Photo: Roy Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/royreed/51660161152/)
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I'm working with @RoyReed on a reissue of our book, Ghost Signs: A London Story. Sadly this is having to report on some signs lost since it was first published in 2021.
This is one of them, now time-capsuled beneath the new, taller, structure that has been erected on the plot immediately in front of the wall.
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/
Photo: Roy Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/royreed/51660161152/)
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I'm working with @RoyReed on a reissue of our book, Ghost Signs: A London Story. Sadly this is having to report on some signs lost since it was first published in 2021.
This is one of them, now time-capsuled beneath the new, taller, structure that has been erected on the plot immediately in front of the wall.
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/
Photo: Roy Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/royreed/51660161152/)
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I'm working with @RoyReed on a reissue of our book, Ghost Signs: A London Story. Sadly this is having to report on some signs lost since it was first published in 2021.
This is one of them, now time-capsuled beneath the new, taller, structure that has been erected on the plot immediately in front of the wall.
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/
Photo: Roy Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/royreed/51660161152/)
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I'm working with @RoyReed on a reissue of our book, Ghost Signs: A London Story. Sadly this is having to report on some signs lost since it was first published in 2021.
This is one of them, now time-capsuled beneath the new, taller, structure that has been erected on the plot immediately in front of the wall.
https://ghostsigns.co.uk/2022/10/new-brands-on-holborns-gillette-palimpsest/
Photo: Roy Reed (https://www.flickr.com/photos/royreed/51660161152/)
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If you like #signs and #markers, and you tolerate Instagram, you might like to follow my account:
https://www.instagram.com/signsandmarkers/
It's a lot of signs. And markers. And sometimes a bit of back story.
#sign #signage #ghostsign #ghostsigns #fadedsign #fadedsigns #fadedsignage
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If you like #signs and #markers, and you tolerate Instagram, you might like to follow my account:
https://www.instagram.com/signsandmarkers/
It's a lot of signs. And markers. And sometimes a bit of back story.
#sign #signage #ghostsign #ghostsigns #fadedsign #fadedsigns #fadedsignage
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If you like #signs and #markers, and you tolerate Instagram, you might like to follow my account:
https://www.instagram.com/signsandmarkers/
It's a lot of signs. And markers. And sometimes a bit of back story.
#sign #signage #ghostsign #ghostsigns #fadedsign #fadedsigns #fadedsignage
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Historic England Asks For ‘Ghost Sign’ Photos To Create Online Map
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https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/oct/27/historic-england-ghost-sign-photos-halloween-online-map <-- shared media article
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https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/ghost-signs/ <-- Historic England Ghost Signs Overview & Online Map
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“They are haunting reminders of a bygone age, some so faded the writing can hardly be deciphered, others still vivid reminders of the colour and variety that high streets once had.
Over [the 2023] Halloween weekend, Historic England [was] asking people to help record the “ghost signs” still to be found on buildings across England and send them in for an online map..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #UK #Britain #England #signage #sign #onlinemapping #communityengagement #community #collaboration #highstreet #mainstreet #commercial #industrial #ghostsigns #ghostsign #advertising #handmade #handpainted #HistoricEngland #history #urban #urbanhistory #tracking
@Historic England