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Ghost sign for Marstons on Green Lane Road, 2024.
No full textGhost sign reading 'Marstons'. Between 2004 and 2008, the sign was covered with a new sign for 'Rupali', but in 2024, this modern sign was removed, revealing the ghost sign. This sign likely refers to J.H. Marston & Sons, Marstons Model Toffee Works whose factory originally resided on East Park Road
Ghost sign for Manship & Son on Clarendon Park Road, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for Manship & Son, reading: 'Manship & Son / Painters / Decorators / Phone ...'. According to our 1932 directories, decorators were listed at 27 and 29 Earl Howe Street, relocating to 229 Clarendon Park Road in 1954. This sign is located below a second ghost sign in our collection. To view this sign in full, view H.G.S. Harris in our collection
Ghost sign for 'Allard's Store' on Highfield Street, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for 'Allard's St(ore)', reading 'Groceries, Prov(isions)... / Wines & Spi(rits)... / Finest Quality Lo... Pr...'. The letters in parentheses are presumptive based on context. Unfortunately, part of the sign was covered over, so the full content is obscured. According to Kelly's Directory from 1904, 1922, 1932, 1941 and 1954, 3 Highfield Street listed variations of Allard's Stores as grocers and Hartopp Ltd. as wine and spirit merchants. Hartopp Ltd. likely refers to the wine and spirits advertised as a part of Allard's Store as they were located at the same location. The 1904, 1922 and 1954 directories spell Allards with two 'L's but the 1932 and 1941 directories only use one 'L'. In 1922, Edward Allard & Co. are listed as the comany name while all other directories use 'Allards Stores'
Ghost sign for Banks's on Gower Street, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for Banks's signature lion holding an axe. Founded in 1875, Banks's began brewing in Wolverhampton and continues to do so today
Ghost sign for Harry Rayson, house furnisher, on Biggin Street in Loughborough, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for Harry Rayson. The sign is severely deteriorated at the top, but the bottom half reads: '... Ra... Complete House Furnisher'. The sign was likely repainted at some time as there is a faint second layer visible. There is also a rectangular outline visible, indicating a potential second layer or that the sign was partially covered at some time. According the 1936 Kelly's Directory of Leicestershire & Rutland, Harry Rayson is listed as a house furnisher on Biggin Street
Ghost sign for English Sewing Cotton Co. Ltd. on East Park Road, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for English Sewing Cotton Co. Ltd. The sign reads: 'Thread Sales ... English Sewing...'.
This likely refers to the English Sewing Cotton Co. which was registered in 1897 after the combination of 14 different sewing firms across England, including the Leicester-based Crown Cotton Mills which was founded in 1820 by J. T. Raworth. According to the Science Museum Group, the union of the 14 firms was 'established in order to unite the principal English firms and companies engaged in the manufacture of sewing, crochet, knitting, mending and other cottons as well as subsidiary businesses engaged in cotton spinning, doubling, dyeing, bleaching and polishing'. After a series of further acquisitions and mergers, the company was renamed Tootal Ltd. before being acquired by Coats Viyella
Ghost sign for 'Taylors' on Adam and Eve Street in Market Harborough, 2024.
No full textGhost sign reading: 'Taylors'. This sign was repainted in 2023. Although the shop is now Duncan Murray Wines, the sign refers to the previous owner Morris Taylor and his fish and chip shop which opened in 1952. The shop served takeaway and functioned as a cafe until 1967 when Morris's son Frank bought the premises and built a cafeteria, turning the cottages into two restaurants. The site eventually became a bookmakers before Duncan Murray Wines
Ghost sign for The Plough Inn on Burroughs Road in Ratby, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for 'The Plough Inn'. The sign is severely deteriorated and a previous layer of green has revealed itself. The Plough Inn is a Marston's pub and is still open today
Ghost sign for John Newby & Son on Queens Road, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for John Newby & Son hidden between two buildings on Queens Road. The sign reads 'John Newby & Son / Funeral Directors & Carriage Masters. / ...Office / ...Grave Gate'. The 1936 Kelly's Directory lists J. Newby & Son, Undertakers, at 74 Belgrave Gate and 111 Queens Road. The proximity of the buildings has preserved the sign from deterioration at the expense of visibility. To see the full sign, view the 2005 entry in our collection
Ghost sign for shoe manufacturers on Silver Street, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for 'Shoe Manufacturers.