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Ive always loved old signs like these, and today whilst visiting the library i thought i'd see if i could spot any around Selby, im glad i did! A couple are very faded, barely traces, on ther front of buildings. But what i thought was great were the two panels i discovered just inside an alleyway, i must have walked passed them dozens of times within inches.

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And finally, a 'ghost mosaic'! This is now a charity shop

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Theres also the flour mill but without a telephoto lens i couldnt get an image
 
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Spotted this one whilst on an abortive pillbox hunt around Devizes



It actually reads The Central Wiltshire Bacon Company Ltd but I failed to get the whole sign[it was sleeting it down,so I took the one quick shot and dived for cover.......what a wimp]
 
damnit wirelessmast you beat me to it, i've always been facinated by that old plasterwork when doing my shopping, where is the tiled doorstep ? theres so many charity shops to choose from! ;)

That was the first time i'd seen those, must have a good look down the alleys. Im planning some time taking a OS map and walking down every street and alley in the entire town, giving it a thorough going over!

The mosaic is either Age Concern or Heart Foundation i think, either way, its the shop next to the library as you head toward the post office.

I might get to do some of that walking next week, think i'll start with the area by the canal near the fire station, and have a mooch at BOCM at the same time:)
 
That was the first time i'd seen those, must have a good look down the alleys. Im planning some time taking a OS map and walking down every street and alley in the entire town, giving it a thorough going over!

The mosaic is either Age Concern or Heart Foundation i think, either way, its the shop next to the library as you head toward the post office.

I might get to do some of that walking next week, think i'll start with the area by the canal near the fire station, and have a mooch at BOCM at the same time:)

Good plan! I look forward to getting some pics if santa brings me a camera! :)
 
I've been meaning to start documenting old adverts in Leicester for a long time, but never seemed to get the chance. Well today the ROC post hunt was canceled, so I set out to search for places to explore and also photo some old adverts on my journey. I found quite a few, but there are many more I didn't get the chance to photograph. I also found some possible explores, an abandoned school and nursing home :)

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A nice old decorators advert on the side of a house
"??Redfern Painter and Paperhanger 78 Dunster Street and 5 Chartley Road"

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A more modern one in the next street

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This one looks like it has been painted over with different ads three times or more
"Bovril The Essence Of Good Cooking (puts beef into it)"

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This one is on the side of a factory we have explored before

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Not sure why this one is where it is, but its great anyway
"Mack's Garage Automobile Engineers Phone Aylestone 44"

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"A.Lord & Son, Corn & Seed Merchants. Specialists in pet foods, bird seeds, pigeon corn, poultry & horse feeds, horticultural supplies. Delivery service"

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On the end of a terraced house
"Leicester Co-operative Society Ltd, Stables. Offices- Union Street"

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This was once a garage

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An old newsagents, the shop has been closed for years and looks untouched like its stuck 20 years or more in the past!
"Picture Post"

Does anyone else have any pictures of this kind of thing? :)
I think these ads are great especially
the early ones.
 
i always put my initials and date on building i work on too :) pity i didn't have a camera years ago on sites.
 
I wondered if tradesmen still did it. I've seen names going back 100 years or more in various places.
 
Heres a few I found this weekend while in Whitby -

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This one is a modern(ish) sign, but the cafe has long since gone
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And finally, a very nice tiled sign. I had just photographed the 'Arthur Sawdon' Ad, and as i started to walk away I spotted this right in front of me!
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