Art is never finished, only abandoned”
Sometimes there are images to made which can often be overlooked because they are often just passed over. Ghost signs are historic, hand-painted advertising or old shop signs on buildings with changed use, often in urban areas, and are part of the historic fabric of the building and the town.
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Gold Flake Tobacco - The Worlds most famous cigarette - Boroughgate, Otley, West Yorkshire
Gold Flake Tobacco - The Worlds most famous cigarette - Boroughgate, Otley, West Yorkshire
Dove Cote House - Lodging house, Boroughgate Otley, West Yorkshire
Dove Cote House - Lodging house, Boroughgate Otley, West Yorkshire
Dove Cote House - Lodging house, Boroughgate Otley, West Yorkshire
Blyth & Tyne Brewery Bonded Warehouse, Sussex Street, Blyth
Blyth & Tyne Brewery Bonded Warehouse, Sussex Street, Blyth
Blyth & Tyne Brewery Bonded Warehouse, Sussex Street, Blyth
Blyth & Tyne Brewery Bonded Warehouse, Sussex Street, Blyth
Blyth & Tyne Brewery Bonded Warehouse, Sussex Street, Blyth
W Lumley & Son Agricultural Merchants, Undercliffe, Pickering, North Yorkshire.
W Lumley & Son Agricultural Merchants, Undercliffe, Pickering, North Yorkshire.
W Lumley & Son Agricultural Merchants, Undercliffe, Pickering, North Yorkshire.
Arthur Sawdon, Wellington Road, Whitby
Arthur Sawdon, Wellington Road, Whitby
Dye Works Ghost Sign, Castle Street, Carlisle
Emergency Water Supply Ghost Sign, Devonshire Walk, Carlisle
Emergency Water Supply, Ghost Sign, Eden Place, Carlisle.
John H Gill's Yard, Leeming Bar, Ironfoundry & Implement Works
John H Gill's Yard, Leeming Bar, Ironfoundry & Implement Works
Golden Pheasant Syrup Sign, Bensham, Gateshead
Golden Pheasant Syrup Sign, Bensham, Gateshead
Armstrong (top) and We chicks just love (bottom), Ashington, Northumberland
"We chicks just love". Ashington. Northumberland
Ye Old Ship Inn, Seahouses, Northumberland
Anchorage Lane Studios, Northallerton. This sign must have been written after 2000 as that's when UK Mobile numbers had the extra '7' added.
Anchorage Lane Studios, Northallerton. This sign must have been written after 2000 as that's when UK Mobile numbers had the extra '7' added.
John Wetherill, Anchorage Lane, Northallerton. This sign must have been written after 1995 as that's when UK phone numbers had the additional '1' added.
Woods Twist, Church Avenue, Preston
Woods Twist, Church Avenue, Preston
Seed Merchant, Fox Street, Preston
Seed Merchant, Fox Street, Preston
Victoria Furniture & Carpet Warehouse, Church Row, Preston
Victoria Furniture & Carpet Warehouse, Church Row, Preston
Victoria Furniture & Carpet Warehouse, Church Row, Preston
Fish, Fruit and Flowers, Blake Street, Leeds
Fish, Fruit and Flowers, Blake Street, Leeds
Fish Fruit Flowers Shop Sign, Blake Grove, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire
House Painter and Decorator, Harehills Lande, Leeds, West Yorkshire
House Painter and Decorator, Harehills Lande, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sharp Thornton, Cross Banstead Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Sharp Thornton are possibly Knife makers
Sharp Thornton, Cross Banstead Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire. Sharp Thornton are possibly Knife makers
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
J C Rayner, Milk, Cream Curds, Devon Road, Leeds
Evening News, 50 Cardigan Road, Leeds
Unknown, 50 Cardigan Road, Leeds
Evening News, 50 Cardigan Road, Leeds
Evening News, 50 Cardigan Road, Leeds
Unknown, Trelwan Terrace/ASh Road, Leeds, LS6
Unknown, Trelwan Terrace/ASh Road, Leeds, LS6
Lil's Cafe Ghost Sign, Call Lane, Leeds
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