Ghostsigns

Frank Jump on 90.7 WFUD

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Great radio interview with Frank talking about his work, his book and the topic in general. (A brief mention of this blog shortly after 12 minutes - thanks Frank!)

Record Breaking Roofad

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:00 +0000

Photo: urban75

I've been sitting on this for such a long time that I almost completely forgot about it. In fact, Mark sent me details of it back in June 2009 so hands up for my complete slackness on that front!

It is another example of a 'roofad' but one with significant exposure, being situated on top of a stand at Cardiff's former Ninian Park stadium. Noteworthy visitors who may have been influenced by Captain Morgan's claim to be "the right rum for today's taste" included the pope and Real Madrid.

This story on the BBC gives an account of the sign's history before it was painted over in 2001, including one the signpainters discussing the techniques used to produce it. These included a cavalier attitude to health and safety and the use of a sweeping brush to lay down the big blocks of colour.

This post by the urban75 blog gives some additional information including the original agreement signed by Captain Morgan's parent company, the Canadian House of Segram. They paid £300 per year for a three year lease in 1960 and then proceeded to get 41 years' of value from the creation. The BBC piece claims that this makes it "the longest-standing advert on a stadium roof in the football league", another Ghostsigns World Record...

Here's an archive image of a game in action with the sign in the background. The stadium is now no more, having been demolished to make way for a new ground so this is a firm RIP of the 'roofad' form.

Photo: BBC

While on the subject of 'roofads' here are a few more I received following my original post on the subject.

Photo: sarflondondunc

This one from Duncan is on a former pub in Clapton, London. It has suffered the same fate at the Captain Morgan's sign, the host building was demolished in 2005 (more here). He also added the following (February 2010), another footballing connection to the roofad form:

"Brentford Football Club have had some huge signs on the roof of their stands. They have also had Atari and KLM and now it's Qatar Airlines. It's on the flightpath to Heathrow. This photo is a bit hazy but you can make out the signs."

Finally is this lovely photo from Barbara which is from Whistable in Kent (thank Cathy for the tip off). Not only does it feature a roofad but also some slightly amateur looking hand painted signs on the adjacent buildings.

Miniature Planet: Ghostsigns for Model Makers

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:29:00 +0000

I love this, miniature ghostsigns for use on model railways and other small scale hobbies. This will be a welcome time saver for those who don't have the dedication of Emmanuel Nouaillier. That said, the extent to which they're modelled on actual signs is difficult to gauge...

There is currently a collection of 25 available and each can be customised in terms of size, texture and the level of the fade required (normal, medium or high). Once set up, prints can be ordered on paper, card or even adhesive paper to make it easy to stick to your model. See the full gallery here.

These are three of my favourites, Lucky Strike above, Dr Pepper and Sun-Maid Raisins below.

(All images from Miniature Planet.)

Hand Painted Bangladesh

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:45:00 +0000

As part of my work with VSO I recently attended a study tour to Bangladesh, a country with many similarities to Cambodia but also many differences. The study was great but I have to admit that I was perpetually distracted by the sheer quantity and (often) quality of hand painted signage, decoration and other forms that could be found absolutely everywhere. It is perhaps the most colourful place I've ever visited and this had a lot to do with what must be a small army of craftsmen plying their trade across the country.

Here are some of my highlights (click images to see full screen). Many more pictures from the trip can be found in the Flickr sets linked from this page. If I hadn't spent most of the trip in a taxi or meeting room I could have gathered enough material to fill a book from just one town, and there must be hundreds or even thousands of towns in Bangladesh...

(If anyone can translate any of the signs then please leave a comment or do it via the corresponding Flickr image.)

A typical Dhaka street scene, panel upon panel of hand painted advertising, often touting English language lessons and gymnasiums (more later).

Quite a freshly painted sign. There is definitely something slightly rough and ready about it as you can see the undercoat/background is spilling out around the edges and the grid-lines used to size the letters are still visible. That said, who can argue with a "modern education" that comes with free "moral lessons"?

An unexpected Dhaka speciality was what could be referred to as 'gutterads', the poor and more lowly relation to 'roofads'.

It really was a case of 'sign wars' across the capital with little space left on buildings for anything else. Cluttered would be an understatement.

There was no shortage of Ghostsigns, remnants of advertising past, miraculously resisting the re-use of the space.

The hand painted form did not just apply to advertising and other signage. All modes of transport were decorated in elaborately detailed designs and patterns. Here is the back of a Dhaka rickshaw, there are apparently over 500,000 of these across the country, that's one for every Bristol resident and some to spare...

This is a very typical lettering form, top and bottom halves in different colours. This is the back of a mini-taxi or motorised rickshaw, similar to tuk tuks.

This is a small pedal-powered bus, it can easily fit 8-10 people which makes driving no easy task.

Even number plates are hand painted, along with other important communications for those behind the vehicle.

Another rickshaw back with a very photo-real illustration.

Trucks, lorrys and trailers are all painted in bright colours to identify the company that owns the vehicle. It was difficult to snap them as they were usually moving but this one provides a good example of the paintwork and colours.

Close-up.

(More transport painting can be found in this Flickr set.)

Painting onto fabric is also prominent, similar to what I've observed in Cambodia.

This drum kit up high in Dhaka's central market caught my eye. I suspect the script could be the name of the signwriter who produced it.

In the more rural areas you still come across these multi-panel displays. The main difference is that they are typically bought up by one brand, whereas in Dhaka you would usually find a handful of companies on one series of panels. The largest one I saw consisted of perhaps 50-60 panels, easily 200-300m long.

A very bright piece of advertising. It does feel a bit like stepping back in time when you consider that the Ghostsigns in the UK and elsewhere were once this vibrant too.

Packaging illustration close-ups.

I'm assuming this is some kind of washing liquid or detergent. This was probably the most prolific campaign I came across on the trip, hundreds of individual panels in just two districts that we visited (Dinajpur and Bogra).

It's not just panels either, signpainters also have the ability to work up whole buildings and make use of every piece of available wall space. This for a cement brand, not something you'd see getting mass-market exposure back home.

Even at the level of the smallest and most remote villages there are still beautiful examples of hand painted signs. This one for the village youth club.

From the same village I found this lovely piece of hand-painted decoration around a window in a mud house.

One of Dhaka's few tourist attractions is the old Mughul fort with very clear directions to the location of this enticing prospect...

"Dominator's", one of my personal favourites. (IELTS is the same as TEFL or equivalent English teaching qualifications.)

One for the ladise (sic).

Work those slides!

And finally this, a sign I saw from the bus when we arrived at night and which I spent the whole trip trying to find again. I'd left my camera battery charger in Cambodia and it was fate that the last photo my camera could muster was of this sign. It's a great illustration, although in my experience they tend to have longer antenna relative to body size. Note Safeway still going strong in South Asia...

As previously mentioned, more photos can be found in these Flickr sets:

HAT Archive: January 2012 Additions

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:03:00 +0000

A number of new additions have been made to the History of Advertising Trust Ghostsigns Archive. Some of these are new photos of signs already covered in the archive but many are completely new material for the collection. Here are a handful of my favourite new additions, the rest can be found by searching for Jan 2012 on the gallery homepage.

Photo: Michael Rank

Photo: Catherine Phelps

Photo: Richard Turner

Photo: Vicky Chesterman

Photo: Rachael Creaton

Vernacular Typography on Kickstarter

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:01:00 +0000

I've just backed this project from the Vernacular Typography site on Kickstarter...

More funding is still needed so go here to pledge anything from $1-1,000 and get project-related gifts in return.

RIP: Pressman's Army & Navy Store

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:20:00 +0000

Photo: carljohnson

The Hoxsie blog reports the loss of this great sign from Troy, New York. This photo from carljohnson in particular adds a lot of character to the sign which still remains in part following structural work to the building. An 'after' photo is available here.

See more 'RIPs' from this blog.

The Devil is in the Detail: Emmanuel Nouaillier Masterclass

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:22:00 +0000

Emmanuel Nouaillier is a French artist I admire for his attention to detail and his focus on Ghostsigns as subject matter. Below are some of his tools of the trade and a detailed exposition of his techniques can be found on this website. Absolutely fascinating as ever...

On Air: Colossal Media Radio Interview

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:35:00 +0000

Following Frank's more recent appearance I came across this radio interview with Colossal Media which I missed in February last year. The slideshow above accompanies the full story and audio download on the WNYC website. More posts from the Ghostsigns blog about Colossal Media here, it's great to see them going from strength to strength.

Belgravia Ghostsign Restored

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:22:00 +0000

After (Photo: Belgravia Resident's Association)

Before (2006/7)

News in this week is that a restoration effort has been undertaken in the heart of London's Belgravia. It has been directed at what was once a very faded sign for a horse infirmary (see two more of my pictures from c.2006/7 below). It was instigated by Belgravia Garage, as the infirmary sign represented the origins of their current business. As a result they wrote it up in their magazine (click image to read the text and see a clearer photo of the restored sign):

It is interesting to see this sign added to the various examples of restoration work across the country, especially quite soon after my post about the issues surrounding the repainting of ghostsigns. Perhaps what is most remarkable about this one is the location, one of London's most expensive residential areas. Coincidentally it is very close to the home of the IPA where the launch event for the Ghostsigns Archive took place.

Once again, this appears to be symbolic of the increased esteem in which ghostsigns held. I once commented that the best way to protect the signs is not through legal means but by convincing property owners of their worth. If the owners of property in Belgravia are starting to recognise this value then perhaps this is a sign of things to come...

Hemingway's Ales (RIP)

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:09:00 +0000

Photo: Ackers- Schoolboy Hero!!!!

This wonderful gable end sign for Hemingway's Ales (Big Ben's brand) ceased to exist as of 9th March 2011. It was a truly remarkable ghostsign and featured as the backdrop for my interview with John Seargent in the piece broadcast on the One Show. Incidentally I notice that it isn't currently featured in the archive so it would be great if anyone with a pre-demolition photo could add it via the History of Advertising Trust.

This photo shows the location before and after the clearance operation.

Photo: Wiggysan...

And this one from behind shows the remains of the terrace as the bulldozer makes its way towards the sign.

Photo: Wiggysan...

Frank Jump on the Leonard Lopate Show (@FadingAd)

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:51:00 +0000

Fading Ads Of New York City by Wnyc, New York Public Radio Listen on Posterous

15 minute interview discussing the 'Fading Ads of New York City' book. Accompanying slideshow here.

Stoke Newington Ghostsigns: History Pin Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:51:00 +0000

After discovering the 'Ghost Signs of Louisville' Tour on History Pin I couldn't resist having a go myself. The preliminary result is my first tour, 'Stoke Newington Ghostsigns'. I reckon the walk would take a couple of hours depending on how long you stop to photograph the 18 featured signs and former locations of signs. More to follow perhaps, see some other tours and trails via the links in the side panels of this site.

Ghost Signs of Louisville

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:26:00 +0000

Following last week's post about Phil Baines' London lettering tour I came across this 'Ghost Signs of Louisville' tour. It has been created by the University of Louisville Photographic Archive (in particular their Ghostsigns collection) using History Pin. I'm keeping a list of all the tours and trails I discover and these are listed in the links in the side panels of this site so check there for details of more. I'm also investigating the possibility of using History Pin as a way of achieving the mapping objective for the project so I'll post more about that when I have news.

The Signpainter Movie

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:00 +0000

Photo: Butera School of Art, sign department catalog, year and photographer unknown

Over the last couple of years I've been following developments at the Signpainter Movie project in the USA. It is an independently produced film that will chart the history and work of America's remaining craftsmen (due for release next year). They have been diligently cataloguing their primary research interviews on their blog as they've journeyed across the country in search of the fascinating stories that often accompany the signpainter and his work. These encounters have included meeting myriad signpainters such as Keith Knecht, the team at Colossal Media, a visit to the American Sign Museum, and time to stop and study some of the articles and books on the subject (including this one).

News via email today is twofold. First is that they have completed their filming and are now entering the edit for the final film. Second is that there will be a book to accompany the release of the film.

I think that the project is a fantastic idea and I can't wait to see the end results which will document the collective knowledge and experience of signpainters in the states. They will also hopefully help to raise the profile of this enduring craft, which I hope can continue to survive for years to come.

Look out for news of the film's release some time next year and, in the meantime, you can keep up with the project via the blog, their Facebook page and their Twitter stream. You can also support the film's funding by buying one of their recently released t-shirts which encourage us all to 'support your local signpainter'.

Peter Hardwicke and Tracy Emin International

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:53:00 +0000

Videos of Peter Hardwicke painting the letters 'N' and 'A' from the Tracy Emin International shop in Spitalfields, London. Steady hand!

Public Lettering in Central London: Phil Baines' Walking Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 16:43:00 +0000

Photo: Jennifer Pedler / HAT

This well know Kings Cross palimpsest features in Phil Baines' updated walking tour of public lettering in London (thanks to Geraldine Marshall for the link on the Facebook page). He's now created this as a 'Map Tale' which can be viewed below or in full screen here.

This adds to a handful of other Ghostsigns cameos in tours and trails, as discussed previously on this blog:

Peterkin in the Battersea Heritage Trail (also links to various other signs that featured in the 2010 Design Detail Trail, part of the London Festival of Architecture)
Various Stoke Newington signs in Jo Tomkins' folding map
Angel Walks (no longer available due to the death of Peter Powell who led them)
In the USA, Fort Collins celebrates their Ghostsigns heritage with a self-guided tour.
Type Tours (I think the 'East' one may feature ghostsigns)

If anyone knows of any more like these then please get in touch.

Phil Baines' Map Tale: 'Public Lettering in Central London'

Book News: Liverpool Ghostsigns

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Caroline & Phil Bunford have just released this preview of the cover of their forthcoming book Liverpool Ghostsigns. If you look very closely you'll notice in the lower portion that the foreword is written by me, so I'm doubly excited about the publication of the first UK Ghostsigns book. Pre-order it here and look out for it in shops in July next year.

(More Ghostsigns books can be found in the reading list and a review of Frank Jump's recent release, also with a section written by me, here.)

Talking Walls

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:31:00 +0000

Painted Letters by Adam Bletchly

I almost forgot about this project (spotted by Caroline) which involved six lines of a poem being hand painted onto walls around Deptford. Inspired to an extent by Ghostsigns, it is an attempt "to commemorate and preserve the dying industry of hand rendered sign writing, presently drowning amongst corporate messaging". Each piece has a photo, location map and short timelapse video of the work in progress.

Visit the Talking Walls website for more information and the next three lines of the poem sometime in the future...

Signs of Cambodia

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Hi-Fis and TV-Video combos on the outskirts of Ban Lung

Over a year since I first wrote about hand painted signs in Cambodia I thought it was time for a brief update. First are some examples from my travels around the country, followed by some other pieces of signage that amused me in one way or another.

First to Kep, a nice use of the available space and a charming if erratic script in red.

Much more simplistic, I'm not sure what the '2' above the 'O' is for.

An attempt at illustration and an oddly placed exclamation mark.

Low literacy levels mean that signs frequently feature very explicit illustrations of the product or service offered. This one is from Takeo.

Rough and ready, all I can tell you is that the price is 1,500 riel, which is about $0.40 / 30p.

A very polished effort from Battambang.

Both sides of these street signs can be used to showcase different services. First is gagging.

Next is jabbing the eyebrow with a spiked instrument. These two from Battambang.

Another shop front in Battambang.

Close-ups of the very latest technology available inside.

Cassette players on the outskirts of Battambang.

Check out the crease ironed into those trousers!

A very cool trail bike illustration.

The now fading welcome sign at the lake in Ratanakiri.

Pagodas across the country have wall paintings depicting a hell-like scene. This one at Sambok Mountain in Kratie province features this interesting component which may not be everyone's idea of hell...

A modern painted sign in Phnom Penh, spotted on the way to TEDxPhnomPenh.

Found in Siem Reap, advertising a foot-bath filled with tiny fish who eat all your dead skin. Perhaps not the most hygienic thing in the world, but certainly funny and happy.

Back to Kep and what better double act of services could you hope for, get you hair cut while you scooter is cleaned.

From Battambang. I've no idea what it means.

Don't wash your hands in the urinal in Siem Reap.

Don't squat on the toilet. (NB. To be serious for a moment, sanitation is a major health issue in Cambodia where the majority of people do not have access to quality toilet facilities. These signs are at Angkor Wat which is free for Cambodian citizens, many of whom have not encountered a 'western' sitting toilet or systems based on running water technology.)

Very explicit location information for the showers at a swimming pool in Battambang.

And in Takeo, a reminder that tobacco advertising is far from banned in Cambodia. Value your pleasure with a D&J, or should that be DJ?

Ghostsigns in The Biochemist

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 04:48:00 +0000

Press coverage for the project sometimes throws up surprises and I was delighted to see that the October 2011 edition of The Biochemist labelled my site as among the 'Best of the Web'. Katy's photo once again caught the editor's eyes in this very nice write up. Thank you to Executive Editor Mark Burgess at the Biochemical Society for his kind permission to republish this piece which can be viewed full screen by clicking on the image above or downloaded in its original form as a pdf here.

Ghostsigns Research from Laura Carletti Scoops Award

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Congratulations to Laura Carletti who took home an award for her presentation of the most recent paper on the Ghostsigns Project at the Digital Engagement conference in Newcastle. The paper is available for download here and below, with the following note regarding copyright:

"Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for profit or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the first page. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specific permission and/or a fee."

- Digital Engagement ‘11, November 15 – 17, 2011, Newcastle, UK.

Laura Carletti Abstract

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:13:00 +0000

Following the recent survey which is part of a larger research project, Laura Carletti has kindly given permission to publish the abstract of a paper she presented to the Digital Resources in the Humanities and Arts conference held back in September. The full title is:

"Enhancement of niche cultural and social resources through crowd-contribution: the creation of the Ghostsigns online archive."

You can download it here and more work in this area will hopefully follow as Laura progresses with her research.

Fading Ads of New York City

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:19:00 +0000

The eagerly awaited release of Frank Jump's 'Fading Ads of New York City' book is almost upon us. I was fortunate enough to be offered a sneak preview by Frank himself so here are some reflections on the book to whet your appetite and hopefully encourage you to get a copy as soon as it’s published in the UK and the USA.

First and foremost is the quality of photography and the specimens that Frank has captured in his daring escapades around New York. 72 examples are beautifully documented which, although representing just a fraction of his collection, offer up some of the best examples to be found in this city of signs. Two of my favourites are his first ever photograph, the four-storey Omega Oil, and the colourfully illustrated sign for M. Rappoport’s Music Store. The selection is diverse, providing excellent examples of many components of the painted form: scale; lettering; illustration; characters; slogans.

Omega Oil by Frank Jump

Accompanying each sign in the book is a well researched account of the history of the company advertised. This is then set within the context of the wider industry and its connection to New York. In this sense, the book is an historical account of the commercial history of the city and the districts within it. There are parallels to Ben Passikoff’s ‘The Writing on the Wall’, although Frank uses individual signs as his springboard into the wider historical context.

Perhaps the most striking difference between Frank’s book and others in the growing catalogue of Ghostsigns titles is the personal dimension that he brings to his work. The connections between his documentation of New York’s Fading Ads and his fight against HIV/AIDS are inescapable. He uses the unintended survival of the signs as a metaphor for his own survival against the odds, and is very candid in his account of his own story. In this respect, the book is part history, part autobiography, and I learned about more than just Ghostsigns from reading it.

Adding another layer of depth to the book are a series of written pieces by various figures including historians, academics, and fellow Fading Ad enthusiasts. There are nine in total including an introduction from Ghostsigns pioneer William Stage (author of the original 'Ghost Signs' book) and an extended essay considering the meaning of these signs in terms of time and place from Dr Andrew Irving of the University of Manchester. It is clear from these accompanying texts that Frank’s life and work has touched many people in a positive way. In fact, my own account of the encouragement he offered me in the early stages of my interest in hand painted advertising is one such contribution. (To what extent it adds any depth you can judge for yourself by downloading here...)

This book is a fantastic addition to the published material available on the topic and I learned a lot from it. I hope that the publishers will commission a sequel so that even more of Frank’s photography can find its way onto the printed page. In fact, it looks like it might be the first in a series of titles based on this recent announcement from Lawrence O'Toole.

[The book is available to buy on Amazon USA here, and will hopefully be available soon from Amazon UK here.]

Love Local Landmarks and the Hackney Society

noreply@blogger.com (Sam Roberts) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:10:00 +0000

To protect or not to protect?

As I've discussed before, my interest in Ghostsigns started in my home borough of Hackney in London. The concentration of specimens in Stoke Newington intrigued me and I had to learn more about them. I was soon finding and photographing great examples not only in Hackney but across the capital and occasionally further afield.

My flirtation with efforts to protect Ghostsigns in some legal sense only lasted briefly and I reflected on my change in outlook around the time the archive launched. (I more recently wrote about efforts to repaint signs as a form of preservation.)

However, unbeknown to me, a handful of signs have been added to a proposed list for local listings in Hackney. The project is called 'Love Local Landmarks' and is being run by the Hackney Society in response to a small grant from English Heritage. I was a approached by one of the team for information about the triple palimpsest at the top of this post and so I asked which others, in addition to this, were being put forward for consideration.

There is currently a list of six locations, shown below, but I believe there are many fantastic examples missing, even further below. What signs would you add? I've tried to limit my additions to those which are more or less preserved in a complete state and/or which appear to have some historical significance. It is probably too late to be included in this round of the project but the Love Local Landmarks initiative will be an interesting test case to see if support for Ghostsign preservation is forthcoming from English Heritage.

Proposed: the one that started it all for me.

Proposed: The closest friend of the Fount Pens sign

Proposed: The one time post office

Proposed: Apparently they film Dragon's Den in this building...

Proposed: The impressive Blooms Pianos

And now for some that I would nominate if I was doing this project...

Not proposed: More pianos, this time from Boyd on Shacklewell Lane

Not proposed: In hiding on Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington

Not proposed: John Brown's neighbour on the other side of Cazenove Road

Not proposed: Still in Stoke Newington, this one on Northwold Road, Clapton end

Not proposed: The other end of Northwold Road is the place for all your tradesman requirements

Not proposed: Back on Stoke Newington Church Street, never forget your Purse King!

Not proposed: Cakebread Robey off Stoke Newington High Street and one of the best palimpsests around

Not proposed: Over on Mare Street, not sure why but this one always made me think of Only Fools & Horses

Not proposed: Would need to check if this part of Shepperton Road is Hackney or Islington (N1 postcode) but if it's Hackney then it's a must [Photo: Jane's London]

Not proposed: Very tough to photograph this one on John Campbell Road [Photo: Fin Fahey]

Not proposed: Recently revealed on Stoke Newington Church Street, maybe not complete but very well preserved and with some beautiful lettering.

So, that's it. Six in, and eleven that I would add. I'll update once the project is complete and the website is launched.