The Woolhampton Bakery Compendium of Ghost Signs
Discussion
Given this thread originated in the Reading area, I'm surprised these 2 haven't surfaced yet.
This one in Prospect St, Caversham:
And this one, recently exposed next to the infamous IDR, and about to be buried again by a new apartment block. I have no idea what kind of merchants it was advertising (perhaps coal?), but I love the old 3-digit phone number:
Streetview link to the latter:
https://goo.gl/maps/uTMkQgNLPHT3WtQQ6
This one in Prospect St, Caversham:
And this one, recently exposed next to the infamous IDR, and about to be buried again by a new apartment block. I have no idea what kind of merchants it was advertising (perhaps coal?), but I love the old 3-digit phone number:
Streetview link to the latter:
https://goo.gl/maps/uTMkQgNLPHT3WtQQ6
I enjoy these. Glad it's not just me.
I love this one - DOT Motorcycles (DOT standing for 'Devoid Of Trouble' - to give the brand its full name) in the Hulme area of Manchester. Might have been turned into flats by now but when I lived in the area 20 odd years ago I was mildly fascinated by it - and loved the brashness & confidence of the name.
And this one, very close to where I live now. Apparently this originally read:
TEL, 234 DIDSBURY, SPANNS, BLINDS, REMOVING, CARPET LINOLEUM & BEDDING WAREHOUSE
advertising the cabinet making business of Thomas Spann who operated from the premises, now a Costa.
I love this one - DOT Motorcycles (DOT standing for 'Devoid Of Trouble' - to give the brand its full name) in the Hulme area of Manchester. Might have been turned into flats by now but when I lived in the area 20 odd years ago I was mildly fascinated by it - and loved the brashness & confidence of the name.
And this one, very close to where I live now. Apparently this originally read:
TEL, 234 DIDSBURY, SPANNS, BLINDS, REMOVING, CARPET LINOLEUM & BEDDING WAREHOUSE
advertising the cabinet making business of Thomas Spann who operated from the premises, now a Costa.
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