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    Ghost sign for The United Chemists' Association Ltd. (UCAL)'s Iodised Throat Lozenges on Beatrice Road, 2014.

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    Ghost sign for The United Chemists' Association Ltd. (UCAL)'s Iodised Throat Lozenges. The left side of this sign is difficult to read but is separate from the UCAL's sign. It reads: '...hrome Films'. On the right side, the sign reads: 'Throat / UCAL / Iodised Throat Lozenges / Safety First / 8 1/2 d per tin Obtainable Within / Also good for Coughs, Colds, and all Sore Throats'. Along the very bottom of the sign is very small text for 'Tickets & Co.', potentially the sign painters's signature. The entry from 1972 shows the surrounding areas of these signs, including advertisements for Selo Films and A.F. & T.W.J. Mattock Pharmacy The United Chemists' Association Ltd. (UCAL) were founded in 1904 when Harold Miller of Sheffield encouraged a group of pharmacists to form an association for making their own products. A production facility was established in Cheltenham. At its peak, the company supplied 7000 private chemists throughout Britain, but in 1972, the group was acquired by a rival and production at Cheltenham ceased

    Air operated windscreenwipers on a Metro Scania bus.

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    11 second recording of the sounds made by the air operated windscreenwipers on a Metro Scania bus

    Drawer.

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    1 second recording of a drawer opening

    Fizzy drink bottle opening.

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    1 second recording of the sound made when opening a bottle containing fizzy liquid

    Ice jangling.

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    5 second sound recording of ice jangling in a glass filled with liquid

    Lift operating.

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    34 second sound recording of a lift operating, including the sounds of the doors opening and closing, and the audio guide

    Water pouring from a tap.

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    13 second sound recording of water pouring from a tap

    Sosho nightclub from the front with sign

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    A colour photograph of the Sosho nightclub previously known as Zoots, The Studio and the Palais de Danse. The sign is visible

    Graffiti with the Phoenix building in the background taken from alongside St George's Way.

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    Colour photograph of graffiti with the Phoenix building in the background, taken from alongside St George's Way

    Phoenix, taken from alongside St George's Way.

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    Colour photograph of graffiti on a hoarding at the side of the Phoenix car park alongside St George's Way

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