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Ghost sign for an unidentfied stout, Ross Walk, 2024
No full textA half-covered ghost sign for an unidentifled stout. The lettering is very similar to a sign that used to be on the corner of Devana Road and Halsbury Street, and may be for 'Holes' stout but this is not certain
Ghost sign for a chimney and stove dealer on St. Mary's Road in Market Harborough, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for a chimney and stove dealer. This ghost sign has two layers, and the top left-hand corner is severely deteriorated. The only visible words are 'Stoves' written twice, 'Chimneys' and 'Kitchen Ranges'. The second layer appears to be the same sign design but repainted in black
Ghost sign for O'Neill's pub on Guildhall Lane, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for O'Neill's pub, reading 'Purveyors of Whiskey. Stout & Craft Ales'. O'Neill's, an 'Irish' style pub chain, was founded in 1994 by Bass & Co. in Aberdeen, and they opened this sight in Leicester in 1995. The company transferred over to Mitchells & Butlers. The Leicester location is still functioning today
Ghost sign for Cashmores Timber on Essex Road, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for Cashmores Timber, reading: 'Cashmores For All Doors, Windows, Timber etc.' and their phone number. A black arrow points to the right down Essex Road. Founded in the 1940s, Cashmores Timber is a family-run, Leicester-based business still in operation today. They specialise in the supply of timber, decking, doors and joinery products
Ghost sign for The Tudor Press on the corner of Rugby Street and Dunton Street, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for The Tudor Press, reading: 'The Tudor Press / Printers & / Bookbinders'
Ghost signs for J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. on Nottingham Road in Loughborough, 2024.
No full textGhost signs for J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. The closer sign in this photo reads: 'Putts / Paint & Wallcovering Specialists since 1911'. The sign farther away reads: 'J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. / Wallpaper & Paint Specialists / Est. 1911'. Founded by Joseph Lester Putt in 1911, J.L. Putt & Sons Ltd. moved to the site featured in the photo in 1928, operating for more than 100 years before closing the business in 2017
Ghost sign for Motor Cycle Accesories Ltd. on Belgrave Gate, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for for Motor Cycle Accessories Ltd. with 'Estd. 1950' on the left and 'Motor Cycle Accessories' on the right. MCA Ltd. was previously Leicester's oldest bike shop but has since closed down
Ghost sign for The Empire cinema on Town Hall Passage in Loughborough, 2024.
No full textGhost sign reading: 'The Empire Cinema'. Opened in 1914, the Empire Picture House seated a 1,000 person capacity, serving tea and biscuits to patrons for free. In 1935, the auditorium expanded and in 1936, the old auditorium became the New Empire Cinema, seating 1,663. This included a new Art Deco style designed by architect Archibald Hurley Robinson, a Palm Court Ballroom and a restaurant. In 1953, the owner, Charles Deeming, sold the New Empire to the Essoldo chain which renamed the cinema to Essolodo before being taken over by Classic Cinemas Ltd. in 1966. The name changed several times between 1966 and 1974 first to the Curzon then to the Classic and then back to the Curzon. In 2011, the cinema was taken over by Odeon Theatres who changed the name to the Odeon and who still run the theatre today
Ghost sign for Leicester, Brewing & Malt on corner of Wheat Street and Wharf Street South, 2024.
No full textGhost sign, for Leicester, Brewing & Malt (LBM), although only an 'L' can be seen. There is a photo of this building c.1946 on the Pub History Project website, when it was 'The Rifhe Volunteer' pub. The photo clearly shows the LBM sign. The pub dates from the 1870s and was run by Thomas Tillson in 1908, and then by Richard Turner in 1916 and, in 1928, by Percy Turner. The pub closed c.1954.
LBM was registered in 1890 to merge Bates, Son and Mitchell, who brewed at the Eagle Brewery, and the malting firm of Needham & Crick. The brewery supplied about 150 pubs and clubs. In 1952, the LBM was acquired by Ansells who closed the brewery but continued to bottle LBM until the 1960s
Ghost sign for T.A. Sharp on Fairfield Street in South Wigston, 2024.
No full textGhost sign for T.A. Sharp, reading 'T.A. Sharp / Painter &...'