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 …
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Back to the wall: Bile Beans, again
In which I deduce that the famous Bile Beans ad may date from as late as the 1940s.
I thought I’d covered all there was to say on our famous Bile Beans ad or ‘ghost sign’ on Lord Mayor’s Walk, but recently received this fab photo.
More …Bile Beans, again
I’m returning to the Bile Beans ad, as 1) I’ve made the effort to go up there and take a photo of the restored version of the first restored version, and 2) there’s a Twitter storm about the comma. Well, more of a mild breeze of concern. But anyway …
More …Painting an ‘iconic’ ad: Bile Beans, Baz Ward
Many people will recognise this painting by Baz Ward, scanned from a print I bought in the 1980s.
More …Call to repaint the Bile Beans ad
This ad is a well-known local landmark, and has been mentioned previously on this site. Back in 1977 when this photo was taken it was in a more natural and somewhat faded state, rudely interrupted by an ad for AGA cookers.
Recently there’s been a call to repaint it (again).
More …Former Capaldi factory, Fetter Lane
23 October 2011
The area known as Bishophill has many scenic streets, though modern development has made a couple of them less scenic in recent years.
Most traces of the area’s industrial past have been cleared, and Fetter … More …
Painted wall ads
May 2007
This painted advert, on the wall of Foss Bridge House, has been here for years. The paint had peeled and faded, but it’s now strikingly new and fresh, shouting out to passers-by the usefulness of Stubbs the Ironmonger.
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