Sunday signage selection
A selection of signage recently appreciated, from the Fishergate/Fulford Road/Lawrence Street areas of York.
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Aviva building ‘ghost signs’ (April daily photo 29)
Reminders of old signage: ‘ghost signs’ in sooty shadows on the former Aviva building (General Accident), Rougier Street.
More …Ghost signs collection: beyond the walls
‘Shop at the Co-op’, Magnet Ales, and other fading painted wall ads beyond the city walls. And that famous repainted one, of course. Again.
More …Ghost signs collection: within the walls /2
A continuation of Ghost signs collection: within the walls /1. From Micklegate, Barker Lane, Fetter Lane, Goodramgate, and some handsome examples from the city archives.
More …Ghost signs collection: within the walls /1
Remnants of the hand-painted ads on walls, once so common. A few remaining ones, from Navigation Rd, Fossgate, and Piccadilly. With images from the archives of how they used to look before they faded.
More …A boxer, a dancer, and a wrestler: SS Empire ghost signs
Old painted signs — ‘ghost signs’ — recently uncovered on Cumberland Street.
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Ghost signs: Gillygate and Goodramgate
Our Bile Beans ad is a famous ‘ghost sign’ — not actually ghostly anymore since being repainted a couple of times. There are a few authentically faded ghost sign … More …
Harvey’s Gripe Mixture: an imagined ghost sign
So the old faded peeling lettering has gone from Harvey Scruton’s old premises on Barker Lane. Instead it advertises the business of … More …