Fascinating and highly informative ghost sign tour today in Stoke Newington lead by Sam Roberts of @ghostsigns. Highly recommended.
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An interactive tour of Stoke Newington's ghost signs historypin.com/tours/view/id/… (by @ghostsigns)
RT @Londonist: Take a tour of Stoke Newington's ghost signs londonist.com/2014/01/alternative-london-…
Don't miss this great tour of Stoke Newington's magnificent ghost signs ghostsigns.co.uk/tours with @ghostsigns. Highly recommended.
Stoke Newington ghost signs offer glimpse into local history hackneypost.co.uk/2014/03/21/hac…
RT @CURIOCITYMag: Whispers of advertising past: hunt the fading ghost signs of Stoke Newington this evening, 6.20pm: ghostsigns.co.uk/tours/…
Stoke Newington ghost signs podcast londonist.com/podcasts/londo…
'For a glass of good wine’ ghost sign at 31 Stoke Newington Church St. It was ‘black washed’ in 2009 paintedsignsandmosaics.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/for-gl…
Ghost Signs Of Stoke Newington spitalfieldslife.com/2014/07/31/gho… (@ghostsigns)
@AnitaaAnderson The stories behind Stoke Newington’s ghost signs spitalfieldslife.com/2014/07/31/gho…
@eccentricparab Indeed. There’s a great tour of the Stoke Newington ghost signs organised by @ghostsigns -> ghostsigns.co.uk/tours
@ghostsigns I would think that buying your own authentic N16 ghost sign is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity :)
Stoke Newington is well represented in this great book about ghost signs by @Helenography (cc: @ghostsigns)
RT @VictorianLondon: New Stoke Newington ghost sign briefly revealed for @ghostsigns (ok, not visually very exciting, but still) http://t.c…
Politi's Turkish delights RT “@duncr: I've got a tin flic.kr/p/6zBSfk and here's the ghost sign chimney flic.kr/p/9eqJx”
A great Stoke Newingotn ghost sign tour RT @better_letters: New Event Listing: Ghostsigns Walking Tour: 29 March bitly.ift.tt/1yZpbBQ
@Rosa_Lingerie @mamacaskill Ghost sign of Wincop & Son in 1918 before extension was added in 2000 #stokeyhour
RT @johnnyfoxrocks: Ghost sign hunting in Stoke Newington: new blog post live @ Urbantyping.com! urbantyping.com/2015/09/sign-h… #stokenewing…
Alf the Purse King at 87 Church Street, Stoke Newington. Ghost sign still visible at that address. (cc @ghostsigns)
RT @johnnyfoxrocks: Part 2 of my ghost sign hunt around Stoke Newington is now live. Check it out here: urbantyping.com/2015/10/sign-h… Cheers! #st…
@suzannewozere2 Yes, it’s Stoke Newington’s finest ghost sign in my opinion.
@realnickperry old M&S building getting a new coat of white paint. I wonder if M&S ghost sign will still be visible.
2006 - Stoke Newington Church Street ghost sign next to William Patten School. (Photo by Terry Gilley)
RT @HackneyMuseum: Great time at William Patten School celebrating #StokeNewington ghost sign mural. Proud to be part of it! https://t.co/E…
RT @hackneygazette: Meet the man bringing ‘ghost signs’ back to life in Hackney hackneygazette.co.uk/news/heritage/meet_t… https://t.co/sUFSDAHakX
@ghostsigns caption in Hackney Gazette article is 'The remains of a ghost sign for Leigh's Brown Bread' so I was a bit confused.
Alf the Purse King at 87 Church Street, Stoke Newington. Ghost sign still visible at that address. (cc @ghostsigns)
RT @ghostsigns: All public tours are sold out, but they can be accessed through the free mobile app. Search 'Ghost Signs Tours' on Google o…
This is absolutely brilliant: A reconstruction by @RoyReed13 of the 'Alf Rubinstein' ghost sign at 89 Stoke Newington Church Street (via @ghostsigns) ghostsigns.co.uk/2018/04/roy-reeds-recons…
@ghostsigns ghost sign reveal at the moment at Sandringham Road/Kingsland High St. They said it’ll be painted over tomorrow.
Spotted this ghost sign for ‘John [Something] Leather Straps’ in Albion Road/Town Hall Approach. An older version of a sign for the same business is just about visible underneath. @ghostsigns
@jamesdoeser Yes. Just opposite. A ghost sign is still visible on the building.
RT @ghostsigns: My 'Journal of a Ghost-Sign Hunter' can be found in the latest issue of @WofInteriors (Feb 2019) with beautiful illustratio…
RT @JacobMHowe: The work to convert a shop into flats on Albion Parade reveals a ghost sign @ghostsigns @HistoryOfStokey #ghostsigns https:…
@urbanpastoral There are a few of this ghost signs along the former border between the parishes of Stoke Newington and South Hornsey. In some cases it’s clear the sign was repainted without South Hornsey (after 1900), though it’s still visible sometimes underneath.
.@ghostsigns’ tour of Stoke Newington’s ghost signs is a real treat. So much social history in these faded, hand-painted advertisements on the walls of buildings along Church Street and the High Street. Well worth reading this article about Sam’s incredible research. https://t.c…
.@ghostsigns’ tour of Stoke Newington’s ghost signs is a real treat. So much social history in these faded, hand-painted advertisements on the walls of buildings along Church Street and the High Street. Well worth reading this article about Sam’s incredible research. t.co/4uCqZke0L5
RT @N16Breda: Here's a Stoke Newington High Street ghost sign for you @HistoryOfStokey Just found in a forgotten folder of pics on my PC c…
The history of the ‘Ghost sign’ on the corner of Stoke Newington Church St/Fleetwood Street
The history of the 130-year old ‘ghost sign’ on the corner of Stoke Newington Church Street and Marton Road. You can see the history of every Church Street shop here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bMmpeNfu_… https://t.co/eC2J8bOfik
Remarkable research of a Church St ‘Ghost sign’: “Alf the Purse King - Stitching Together the Story of a Ghost Sign from North London to the Norfolk Coast” by Sam Roberts (@ghostsigns) & Faith Carpenter patreon.com/posts/42114402 15 page PDF: c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJhIjoxLCJw… https://t.c…
Remarkable research of a Church St ‘Ghost sign’: “Alf the Purse King - Stitching Together the Story of a Ghost Sign from North London to the Norfolk Coast” by Sam Roberts (@ghostsigns) & Faith Carpenter patreon.com/posts/42114402 15 page PDF: c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJhIjoxLCJw… https://t.co/GpRU5VR5Y0
RT @ghostsigns: 'Alf the Purse King: Stitching Together the Story of a Ghost Sign from North London to the Norfolk Coast' https://t.co/jQWW…
The history of one of Church Street's ghost signs. Great piece of research! x.com/ghostsigns/sta…
Just spotted this faded painted sign: ‘Bill Stickers Will be Prosecuted’, 135 Beatty Road near Stoke Newington Road I’ve walked past that wall so many times and never noticed the ‘ghost sign’ before! (@ghostsigns)
RT @gray: Cakebread Robey & Co Ltd ghost sign, corner of Tyssen Road and Stoke Newington High Street. Photos by @RoyReed13. https://t.co/Cu…
Stoke Newington has fascinating historical ‘Ghost signs’ so it’s no surprise it’s going to feature in a forthcoming book on London's #ghostsigns by Mr @ghostsigns Sam Roberts and @RoyReed13. The project looks great and is now on @kickstarter here: kickstarter.com/projects/isola… https:/…
Stoke Newington has fascinating historical ‘Ghost signs’ so it’s no surprise it’s going to feature in a forthcoming book on London's #ghostsigns by Mr @ghostsigns Sam Roberts and @RoyReed13. The project looks great and is now on @kickstarter here: kickstarter.com/projects/isola… https://t.co/O2EDBtYcMx
Pleasure meeting this morning Steve Walker whose great uncles were Frank (right) and Herbert Walker, the ‘Fount Pen Specialists’ behind Stoke Newington’s most famous ‘ghost sign’ (@ghostsignsuk)
[THREAD] A 4-hour stroll in Fitzrovia, Soho and Marylebone offered a fantastic array of old, historic street furniture: coalhole covers, pavement lights, old street signs, ‘ghost signs’, bootscrapers, parish boundary markers and more. Many of these can be seen in Stoke Newington.
Signs of long-gone businesses. There are quite a few such “Ghost signs” in Stoke Newington Church St and Stoke Newington High St (@ghostsigns)
Discovered today this unusual street ‘ghost sign’ in Kynaston Rd. Not only did it have white text on black background, whereas all other painted street signs in the area where black text on white background, but the street name is curved as well. (@alistairhall @ghostsigns)
Got my copy of ‘Ghost Signs - A London Story’ by @ghostsigns and @RoyReed13 at the book launch event this evening. It’s a brilliant book, which includes some of Stoke Newington’s iconic ‘ghost signs’. Love it! You can get it at @StokeyBookshop. ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/b… https://t.…
Got my copy of ‘Ghost Signs - A London Story’ by @ghostsigns and @RoyReed13 at the book launch event this evening. It’s a brilliant book, which includes some of Stoke Newington’s iconic ‘ghost signs’. Love it! You can get it at @StokeyBookshop. ghostsigns.co.uk/publications/b… https://t.co/Bq6XIN7ujc
RT @soxgnasher: Vogue Cinema Hovis Bread Ghost sign, Victorian Grove, Stoke Newington High St, Stoke Newington, Hackney, 1989 Peter Marshal…
The ‘ghost sign’ in Church St/Marton Rd is from the late 19th century when James Crane, Plumber and Gasfitter traded at no. 121 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Stoke Newington is well-represented in ‘Ghost Signs: A London Story’ by @ghostsigns and @RoyReed13. A terrific book describing the story behind close to 300 faded ads that were painted across London’s streets and offer a fascinating glimpse of bygone businesses and industries.
A former ‘ghost sign’ on 167 Stoke Newington Church St. It was gone by at least 2001. Foster & Son, Undertakers traded at no. 167 in the 1940s-1970s and Seaward A. & Sons, Funeral Directors were there in the early 1980s. (@ghostsigns)
The mystery of the ‘ghost sign’ on 80 Dynevor Road solved! x.com/paulbolding/st…
More about the ‘ghost sign’ on 80 Dynevor Rd/Kynaston Rd. All that’s left of it today is the rendered panel on the wall below a discoloured street nameplate. x.com/ghostsigns/sta… https://t.co/AZ2Q1LVxWp
@ghostsigns ever came across this former ghost sign in 1 Bouverie Rd? seen here in 2006. (cc: @richardyoung71)
RT @ghostsigns: The last stop on my Stoke Newington #Ghostsigns Walk isn't actually a ghost sign, but this Banksy piece featuring the Royal…
RT @ghostsigns: If you want to get deep into the history of this ghost sign: ghostsigns.co.uk/2020/09/alf-th… #ghostsigns update from @HistoryOfSt…
Close-ups I took with a camera of the revealed 1950s ghost sign at 156 Stoke Newington Church St, which make you appreciate the artistry of hand painted sign writing. (@ghostsigns @TypeTasting)
Surviving shop ‘ghost sign’ in Allen Road. There used to be 50 shops in Allen Road. Today there are only 4 with the other 46 converted to flats to over the years. x.com/jon_cooper75/s…
Very much look forward to this! The book is excellent with plenty of iconic Stoke Newington ghost signs x.com/ghostsigns/sta…
@ghostsigns’ tour of some of Stoke Newington’s ghost signs about to kick off ahead of Q&A in @StokeyBookshop. Look forward to it!
Brilliant Church Street ghost sign walk with @ghostsigns this evening
Once a painted advert - now a ghost sign
Photo by Carol Moir (caroljmoir.com) of a projection-based installation in Stoke Newington Church St by @craigwinslow and @ghostsigns a few years ago bringing ghost signs to life. About the project: ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/light… About time I framed this print I got! :) https:…
Photo by Carol Moir (caroljmoir.com) of a projection-based installation in Stoke Newington Church St by @craigwinslow and @ghostsigns a few years ago bringing ghost signs to life. About the project: ghostsigns.co.uk/projects/light… About time I framed this print I got! :) https://t.co/HbBLq5cwwm
Ghost sign reveal taking place in 4 Albion Parade! ‘Win her affection with A.1. Confections’ (@ghostsigns @realnickperry)
‘Ghost sign’ in Beatty Rd: Bill Stickers will be Prosecuted.
The ‘ghost sign’ in Church St/Marton Rd is from the late 19th century when James Crane, Plumber and Gasfitter traded at no. 121 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Spotted today this small 'ghost sign' of the former Post Office in 34 Stamford Hill close to Stoke Newington Station. It has two layers from different periods. The Post Office was there in the late 19th century-early 20th century (cc: @ghostsigns)
Ghost sign in Town Hall Approach close to Albion Road: John Hardman Ltd Leather Straps Digital restoration by @RoyReed13 It has two layers, though one isn’t legible unfortunately.
I sure hope this Boyd Pianos ghost sign is still hiding behind the billboard on 2 Stoke Newington Road/Shacklewell Lane. I took the photo of it years ago. A billboard has been there since at least 2008.
‘Historic England asks for ‘ghost sign’ photos to create online map’ “…on Stoke Newington Church St, ghost signs are painted on a building advertising the Westminster Gazette, Criterion Matches, Gillette Razors and one reading: “Fount Pens Repaired”.” theguardian.com/culture/2023/o…
RT @HistoricEngland: We love your ghost sign submissions! 👻 We've received over 1,000 submissions already to our ghost signs map, which he…
The ‘ghost sign’ at the corner of Church Street and Marton Road, dating from the late 19th century when James Crane, a plumber and gasfitter, traded at 121 Stoke Newington Church Street, is now partially covered by a large piece of graffiti.
Two months after large graffiti was sprayed on half of the ghost sign at the corner of Church Street and Marton Road, a second piece has appeared, rendering the old ghost sign practically invisible. This sign dates back to the late 19th century when James Crane, a plumber and ga…
Two months after large graffiti was sprayed on half of the ghost sign at the corner of Church Street and Marton Road, a second piece has appeared, rendering the old ghost sign practically invisible. This sign dates back to the late 19th century when James Crane, a plumber and gasfitter, traded at 121 Stoke Newington Church Street.
113 Stoke Newington Church Street is the oldest shop on the street, as far as I’ve been able to determine, dating back to the 1820s when it was Thomas Peppercorn’s grocery store. The building is a local landmark, known for its painted ghost sign advertising “Fount Pens Repaired,…
113 Stoke Newington Church Street is the oldest shop on the street, as far as I’ve been able to determine, dating back to the 1820s when it was Thomas Peppercorn’s grocery store. The building is a local landmark, known for its painted ghost sign advertising “Fount Pens Repaired,” which dates to the 1920s when the shop was Walker Bros., Stationers & Booksellers. The building is Georgian and, like Nos. 107–111 and 115 from the same period, was originally purely residential, with the ground floor later converted into a shop. No. 113 was also the home of Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743–1825), a prominent poet, essayist, literary critic, editor, and author of children’s literature. (stokenewingtonhistory.com/book-the-histo…)
I’m experimenting with AI to create a digital restoration of ‘ghost signs’ like this iconic one on Stoke Newington Church Street. When instructed to edit m the image to show what the sign may have looked like when originally painted, ChatGPT takes some creative licence, but I th…
I’m experimenting with AI to create a digital restoration of ‘ghost signs’ like this iconic one on Stoke Newington Church Street. When instructed to edit m the image to show what the sign may have looked like when originally painted, ChatGPT takes some creative licence, but I think the result is still interesting and gives a vivid impression of how the sign may have appeared originally.
I’m experimenting with AI to create digital restorations of ‘ghost signs’ like this one on Stoke Newington Church Street. This particular example features two overlapping layers of signage, and I was impressed that ChatGPT identified one of them as the Westminster Gazette. When…
I went to admire and take photos of the Boyd’s Pianos ‘ghost sign’ that was revealed on Shacklewell Lane/Stoke Newington Road. Here is a write-up from 2007 that also includes a photo showing the complete text: ghostsigns.co.uk/2007/11/boyd-p… https://t.co/HidbiOPgR9
Discovered Today: Shopfront Ghost Signs – Stoke Newington, London. #stokenewington #stokenewingtonhistory #hackneyhistory #londonhistory #localhistory #hiddenlondon #microhistory #historiclondon #london #visitlondon