{"id":1456,"date":"2017-02-22T17:18:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2022-12-31T12:01:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T12:01:58","slug":"ghostsigns-of-clapham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/22\/ghostsigns-of-clapham\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghostsigns of Clapham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghostsigns are the old advertisements that were painted directly onto the brick on the sides of buildings. They are gradually fading away, although occasionally a new one is revealed when a modern poster site is removed for maintenance. Clapham is one of the best areas of London to see them.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">Click on the photos to see them larger.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery floatbox galleryid-1456 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail' data-fb-options='group:galleryid-1456'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8447.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8447-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gillette Shave - Clapham High Street\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/United-Dairies.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/United-Dairies-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"United Dairies - Corner of Landor Road and Hubert Grove\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_0028.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_0028-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Car Repairer - Landor Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_3900.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_3900-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hovis - Abbeville Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_3995.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_3995-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mothers nurse your Babies, Nestl\u00e9 - Junction of Wandsworth Road and Killyon Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_7860-Pano.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_7860-Pano-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Money Lent - Clapham High Street\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9026.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9026-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"...Does &amp; Co (?) - Clapham High Street\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_4617.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_4617-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cedars Motor Engineering Co - Cedars Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8430.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8430-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Redfern&#039;s Rubber Mats - Corner of Lambourn Road and Wandsworth Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8434.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSC_8434-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"W Jenkins, Builder, Decorator, Sanitary Engineer - Corner of North Street and Broadhinton Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0337.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0337-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Germolene - Wandsworth Road, Larkhall Park\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9607.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9607-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"National News - Telegrams - Hafer Road, corner of Battersea Rise\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9696.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9696-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Deane &amp; Co, Chemists - The Pavement, Clapham\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0819.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0819-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"TV Audio Video Repair - Wandsworth Road (now overpainted and gone)\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0867.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF0867-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Royal London Mutual Insurance Society - Clapham Common\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF2634.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF2634-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"H J Golding &amp; Co Ltd, Electrical Wholesale Distributors - St John&#039;s Hill, corner of Plough Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF3103.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF3103-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Batten &amp; Davies, Printers - Bromell&#039;s Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF4345.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DSCF4345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hovis - Wandsworth Road\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9603.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Commercial Buildings - Kathleen Road, corner of Lavender Hill\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9598.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/DS1_9598-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Faded Ghostsign - Lavender Hill\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Brymay.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Brymay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Brymay, Safety Matches - Junction of Wandsworth Road and Killyon Road (sand-blasted out of existence a few weeks after it was revealed)\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Benwell.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Benwell-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"H G Benwell Ltd - Crescent Lane\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jones.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Jones-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A I Jones &amp; Co Ltd - 6 Clapham Common South Side\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\r\n\t\t\t<div style='clear: both; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; height: 0;'><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>You can find out more about ghostsigns at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghostsigns.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghostsigns<\/a> website and at <a href=\"http:\/\/paintedsignsandmosaics.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Painted Signs and Mosaics<\/a>. and see more of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royreed\/albums\/72157626400559963\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my photos of them on Flickr<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit &#8211; 26\/04\/2017:<\/strong> I recently noticed two ghostsigns I hadn&#8217;t seen before on Lavender Hill. I&#8217;ve added them to the gallery. One is easily readable, but I can&#8217;t make out anything at all on the last one, although you can see that once there were six separate panels.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the <em>TV, Audio, Video Repair<\/em> sign has been painted over and is gone for good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit &#8211; 30\/01\/2018:<\/strong> A billboard at the junction of Killyon Road and Wandsworth Road was recently removed revealing a large ghostsign for Brymay Safety Matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit &#8211; 26\/03\/2018:<\/strong> As part of my collaboration with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghostsigns.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ghostsigns<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claphamsociety.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clapham Society<\/a> some of my photographs are going to be used for a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghostsigns.co.uk\/2018\/03\/ghostsigns-of-clapham-a-forthcoming-walk.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ghostsigns+%28Ghostsigns%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clapham Ghostsigns walk<\/a> which will happen later this year (on Sunday 30 September leaving at 10am and 2pm from Clapham North Station). To this end I&#8217;ve added two more ghostsigns to the set. These are for H.G. Benwell Ltd in Crescent Lane and A.I. Jones &amp; Co Ltd at 6 Clapham Common South Side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit &#8211; 02\/04\/2018:<\/strong> The Brymay Safety Matches ghostsign at the junction of Killyon Road and Wandsworth Road was sandblasted out of existence just a few weeks after it was revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghostsigns are the old advertisements that were painted directly onto the brick on the sides of buildings. They are gradually fading away, although occasionally a new one is revealed when a modern poster site is removed for maintenance. 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