27-10-2023 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Historic England creating an online map of the ‘Ghost Signs’ found on buildings

If you’ve ever looked at the side of a building and seen a faded advert for a company long since closed down, then Historic England wants to hear from you as it is creating a map of Ghost Signs.
Stoke Newington Church Street (c) Coralie Datta, Source Historic England Archive
Ghost signs can come in many forms but typically they are historic hand-painted advertising signs, or old shop signs preserved on buildings which have since changed use.
Historic England says that they hope an online m
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