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Ghost sign for a tea & coffee dealer on Saffron Lane, 2019.
No full textGhost sign reading 'Tea & Coffee Dealer'. Although this sign faces Saffron Lane, it was likely created for Alfred Fraser Bloxham who ran the shop at 2-4 Knighton Fields West for many years. He appeared in the Kelly's directories from 1916 to 1932, but by 1954, R. Racer had taken over the shop
Ghost sign for 'Shipstone's Ales' on Myrtle Road, 2019.
No full textGhost sign for Shipstone's Brewery, one of the company's three signs in the collection. Shipstone's Brewery was founded by James Shipstone in 1852 at the Star Brewery in New Basford, Nottingham. By 1939, the company owned 550 licensed premises, thirty diesel lorries for long distance delivery work and fifty horses for local delivery work. The company was purchased by Greenall's of Warrington in 1978, continuing to produce the beer until 1991 when production was ended. However, in 2015, Little Star Brewery began producing Shipstone's again after 24 years, using the archived recipes
Ghost signs for 'English Trapped Rabbits' and 'Hills' Fruit Stores on the corner of Moat Road and Orson Street, 2019.
No full textGhost signs for 'English Trapped Rabbits' and 'Hills' Fruit Stores. The sign facing Moat Road reads: 'Guaranteed English Trapped Rabbits'. The sign facing Orson Street reads: 'Hills English & Foreign Fruit Stores'
Ghost sign for the Three Horseshoes on Main Street, Wymondham, 2019.
No full textGhost sign showing three horseshoes, reading 'The (three horse shoes) Fully Licenced', which advertised the former Three Horseshoes pub at 34 Main Street. The pub was opened by the village blacksmith in the early 19th century. In 1846 the pub was run by Charles Tasker, in 1861 by Mary Hurd, in 1908 by Daniel Burton, in 1916 and 1928, William Bowring
Ghost sign for W. W. Busby & Sons. on Knighton Lane, 2019.
No full textGhost sign for W.W. Busby & Sons, reading '...Busby / Masons & Sculptors / Craftsmen in Marble'. There are two layers to this sign, both for W.W. Busby & Sons. The second layer reads '... Busby / ... / Stone, Marble & Granite'. Between 2019 and 2022, the ghost sign was covered with a poster sign. The Kelly's directories for 1936, 1941 and 1951 shows Walter Busby, a monumental mason, at 186 Knighton Road.
Established in 1926, W.W. Busby & Sons are one of the oldest stonemasons in Leicester and still operate as a specialist firm supplying memorials and materials to the public and trade, headstone cleaners, and granite and quartz kitchen worktop suppliers
Ghost sign for Black & Son Grocers on the corner of Moat Road and Ventnor Street, 2019.
No full textGhost sign for Black & Son Grocers. Facing Moat Road, the first reads: 'Black's The Grocers'. Facing Ventnor Street, the sign reads: 'Black & Son Grocers'. Between 1996 and 2002, the sign was repainted
Ghost sign for WS Fowler, Boot Manufacturer, on Wood Hill, 2019.
No full textGhost sign for 'WS Fowler Boot Manufacturer'. Although not all the lettering is visible, Kelly's directory for 1916 shows a William S Fowler, boot manufacturer at 13 and a half, Wood Hill. The sign for WS Fowler has been painted on top of another, but it is hard to make this out. In 1908, F Sharp and Co, boot manufacturers, are listed at 13 and a half, so this may be the original sign
Ghost sign for 'J. Humphreys Service Garage' on Dorothy Road, 2019.
No full textGhost sign reading 'J. Humph..s / Service Garage / Equipped for all / Repairs / Welding & Cutting / Washing .... & Repainting / Oils, Tyres & ...'. A second sign has become visible under this first layer but remains difficult to read. According the 1932 Kelly's Directory, J. Humphreys operated a garage at 272 St. Saviours Road. In the 1941 and 1954 Kelly's Directories, L. Humphreys Jr. is listed at 4 Dorothy Road as a motor engineer
Ghost sign for 'C. H. Hassell' Painter, Paperhanger and Decorator on Oxford Road, 2019.
No full textGhost sign reading 'C.H. Hassell / Painter / Paperhanger / and Decorator / ... / 16 Lytton Road'. This sign is tough to read, but the deterioration in 2017 has made the lower half of the sign more visible. This is potentially one of two signs in the collection for the same firm. The 1908 and 1925 Kelly’s Directory list Charles H. Hassell, painter, at 16 Lytton Road and Thomas E. Hassell at 107 Clarendon Park Road. The 1936 Kelly’s Directory has Charles H. Hassell, painter and decorator, at both 16 Lytton Road and 93 Carisbrooke Road and Thomas Ezra Hassell, painter is listed at 687 Welford Road
Ghost sign for H.G.S. Harris Motor Engineer on Clarendon Park Road, 2019.
No full textGhost sign reading 'H.G.S. Harris / Motor Engineer / Works & Garage / Queens Rd. / Phone 1311'. This photo partially reveals a second sign below the H.G.S. Harris sign, reading 'Manship & Son'. To see the full image of this sign, view Manship & Son in our collection