Category: ‘Ghost’ sign

Throwback Thursday… ‘Ghost’ signs around Derby

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Butcher sign, London Road, Derby
Butcher sign, London Road, Derby
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 44mm, 1/400s, f8, ISO 800

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was some of the ‘ghost’ signs (old hand-painted advertising signs that have been preserved on a building for an extended period of time) dotted around the city of Derby.

High Class Provisions
High Class Provisions
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 55mm, 1/160s, f8, ISO 320

The second ‘Butcher’ sign of the day… on this one I can also just make out the wording ‘Pork Pies and Sausages’.

Gent's Hairdressing sign, London Road, Derby
Gent’s Hairdressing sign, London Road, Derby
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 48mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 320

This one is my favourite!

Bradford's Pure Sweets & Herbal Drops
Bradford’s Pure Sweets & Herbal Drops
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 34mm, 1/210s, f8, ISO 320

Amazingly, all these signs were (maybe still are) to be found on one half-mile stretch of London Road!

Monochrome Monday… Revealed, Roker, August 2021

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Revealed, Roker, August 2021Revealed, Roker, August 2021
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35~70mm f/3.5 at 50mm, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

wall tiles lose their grip
and reveal painted letters
advertising chips

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… ‘Purveyors of High Class Meat’

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Purveyors of High Class MeatPurveyors of High Class Meat
Olympus OM-2 Spot/Program, F-Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 – 1/125s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 640

A fantastic ‘ghost’ sign, spotted in Belper, Derbyshire in January this year… Although now a kitchen and bathroom showroom I do vaguely remember this building being a butcher’s shop.

Another image from the first roll of film through my Olympus OM-2 Spot/Program.

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Throwback Thursday… Radio Times ‘ghost’ sign

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HRadio Times 'ghost' sign, DerbyRadio Times ‘ghost’ sign, Derby
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 11.1mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 160

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Four years ago it was this ‘ghost’ sign in Derby. I have a fondness for old painted, carved or tiled signs advertising long defunct businesses and I photograph them whenever possible.

This one has obviously been repainted at some point as two sets of ‘Radio Times’ lettering are clearly visible…

Single frame… John Toulson Transport

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John Toulson TransportJohn Toulson Transport
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/140s, f8, ISO 400

I do love a bit of ‘wriggly tin’ especially when it sports peeling paint and patches of rust… As far as I can tell ‘John Toulson Transport’ hasn’t occupied this building since 2008 and the Teesdale weather hasn’t been kind to it since then.

Monochrome Monday… The old Post Office, Ilkeston

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The old Post Office, Ilkeston.The old Post Office, Ilkeston
Minolta Dynax 505si Super, Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 – 1/45s, f4, – Ilford FP4+ rated at ISO 200

I have a fondness for what are known as ‘Ghost’ signs… that is to say old painted, carved or tiled signs advertising long defunct businesses and I photograph them whenever possible.

Hogarths Gin Palace now occupies the building that this particular sign adorns, while the Post Office resides in a tiny, nondescript location closer to the centre of town.

This is an image from the roll of film I shot for January’s Emulsive FP4 Party.

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.