Art is never finished, only abandoned”
Leonardo da Vinci
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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Arthur Sawdon, Wellington Road, Whitby
Arthur Sawdon, Wellington Road, Whitby
Former Cafe Ghost Sign, near The Corn Exchange, Leeds
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.
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