Sign Collection

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Mersey Street, West London
A view of Mersey Street, North Kensington, London, with a woman and three children. The street looks very run down, and there is an auction sale sign on the terraced housing to the left. Date: 1960

WW2 Poster -- Formation Signs
Formation signs, dated 8 May 1945

WW2 Poster -- Danger, Don t Touch
Danger, Don t Touch. Poster signed top left, A. Games, published by HMSO, London

Street scene in Krakow, Poland, on a sunny day. Date: 1959

Street scene at Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, showing the Commercial Hotel and a few shops. Date: 1961

Man herding sheep along a road near Delphi, Greece
A man herding sheep along a road near Delphi, Greece. Date: 1965

Holidaymakers on miniature train, Seaford, Sussex
Holidaymakers on a miniature train in Seaford, East Sussex. Two of the boys are wearing their school uniform. Date: 1935

Street scene on the island of Corfu, Greece. Date: 1984

Street in the native town, Hong Kong, China. circa 1890

High Street pub in English Market Town
The Judge Jeffreys Inn, Dorchester, Dorset circa 1930s

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Auxiliary Fire Service man during WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) man during WW2, standing outside a telephone kiosk which bears a sign: London Fire Service Station

Street in Old Nice, France
A narrow street in Old Nice, France. late 19th century

Rickshaws and Curio Store, Japan. circa 1890s

George Street, Sydney, Australia. circa 1890s

View along Cheapside, City of London
View along Cheapside in the City of London. circa 1898

Street scene with traffic in Paris, France
A street scene in Paris, France, on a rainy day. The narrow street is full of cars and vans, and a dog stands on the pavement. Date: 1993

Young people in a scruffy cafe, London
A group of young people passing the time in a scruffy cafe in London. A girl is choosing a record from the juke box. Date: late 1950s

Countrymen with horses in the City of London
Countrymen with horses in Love Lane, City of London. 20th century

Street in Shanghai, China. circa 1890

Countrymen in a London street
Countrymen in smocks, with a haycart and horses, in a London street. 20th century

Street scene near St Pauls Cathedral, London. 20th century

People on holiday
A group of people on holiday, posing for their photo in a pub doorway. 20th century

Street in Hong Kong, China. circa 1890

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Shoppers and dog in Windsor High Street
A few shoppers in Windsor High Street, Berkshire. A large shaggy dog takes the opportunity while no-one is looking to lift a back leg in front of an antique shop. Date: 1962

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Advertisement for Brake Linings
An advertisement for Don and Capasco brake linings, Manchester, depicting siz cars on their invisible transporter, stressing the quality of their brakes

Your dog can be photographed sign
Sign for Thomas Fall Photographers reading " Your dog can be photographed at this show." Date: C.1930

Advertisement for Mokaril coffee, on sale here, showing a man in a turban drinking a cup of coffee, with a thermometer to indicate the temperature. 20th century

Railway Sleeper - Grimsby Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing deep sea fisherman propped up against a bollard at Grimsby Station holding onto his latest catch of a giant cod! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Bear and his friends on a fishing trip

Poster, Form a Savings Group Now! 20th century

W & G taxi cab and driver for hire
A W & G Du Cros taxi cab and driver, parked at the roadside by some railings, somewhere in London, with its For Hire sign raised. circa 1920s

London fortune teller and her birds
A fortune teller and her birds on a London street. The sign on the cage reads: Ladies & Gents, these innocent little birds take a planet from the box, telling your past and future life for one penny

H T Bush, Builder, Prittlewell, Essex
A photograph of Mr H T Bush, Builder (ie carriage builder), based at the Priory Carriage Works in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, offering vehicles of every description for cash or on hire

A signwriter painting a pub sign
A signwriter paints the pub sign for the Hare and Hounds pub. Behind him can be seen other examples of his art and traditional tavern signs hanging in situ

Shire horse drawn dray
Shire horse drawn brewery dray passes through a village, delivering beer to The Lamb and Flag pub. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Mini-skirted model in Central London with the Centre Point building in the background. circa 1960s

American troops on the Western Front, WW1
American troops on the Western Front during World War One. The wooden signpost points to Fifth Avenue and Broadway. circa 1917-1918

Two uniformed women in France, WW1
Two uniformed women in France during World War One. They are standing in the doorway of a log cabin with the German words Waldes Ruh (Peaceful Woods) and a Salvation Army sign above them. circa 1916

Salvation Army on an Edinburgh street
Members of the Salvation Army on an Edinburgh street, standing in a circle praying while two boys look down from a barred window. Date: 1958

Armistice sign in shop window, Paris, France
A sign in a shop window in Paris, France, at the end of World War One, giving the good news that the Armistice has been signed and the war is over. November 1918

British soldiers in captured German trench, WW1
British soldiers in a newly captured German trench during the Somme advance on the Western Front in France during World War One. A sign reads: Old Hun Line. circa 1916

Crosse & Blackwells Pure Malt Vinegar
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Crosse & Blackwells Pure Malt Vinegar late 19th century

Peek, Frean & Cos Biscuits
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Peek, Frean & Cos Biscuits, original card backing late 19th century

Carrs Biscuits
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Carrs Biscuits, original card backing late 19th century

Bass & Cos Extra Stout
Late 19th Century printed tin advertising sign for Bass & Cos Extra Stout late 19th century

British soldiers with cans of water, Western Front, WW1
Four British soldiers with cans of water near a supply point on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

First Aldermaston march
A group of demonstrators take part in a march from Trafalgar Square in London to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston

Two women sitting on a beach
Two young women sitting on a beach in deckchairs, with bathing huts in the background

Two women at a railway station, South London
Two young women at a railway station in South London. An advertisement on the opposite platform is for property, houses of character for 745 freehold

Street scene with Nags Head Hotel
Street scene in an unidentified location, with the tudor-style Nags Head Hotel, an old coaching inn

Two forms of transport on a London bridge -- a double decker bus on the left, a horse and cart on the right

Couple in ramshackle sports car
A couple -- possibly just married -- sitting in a ramshackle sports car, with five people standing on the pavement at the side of them

People loading a car at Perranporth, Cornwall. 1931

Street scene, St Ives, Cornwall
A street scene in St Ives, Cornwall, with houses and shops, and a sign advertising BP. 1922

Steep street in Ilfracombe, Devon
A steep street in Ilfracombe, Devon, with a pub sign for the New Inn. 1924

People outside an Ossuaire (charnel house) in France or Belgium, with a religious statue standing outside

Street scene in India
Street scene in Murree, India (now part of Pakistan), with a restaurant, shops and pedestrians. 1918

Poster design, Agent for Robbialac Paints -- buy them where you see this sign. Featuring a cartoon-style woman with a paintbrush, and a tin of paint

The Hawes Inn, South Queensferry, Edinburgh

Bridge Street, East Lothian, Scotland
An interesting street scene in Bridge Street, somewhere in East Lothian, Scotland

Cottage buildings in remote landscape
Cottage buildings in a remote landscape, possibly in the north of Scotland. A sign on the building on the left reads: Telegraph Office

Street scene in Berlin, Germany, at the end of the Second World War, with soldiers and children

Sign for Pitkin Bridge, WW2
Sign for the Pitkin Bridge, dedicated to the memory of Spr. G Pitkin, who received fatal wounds at Lommel on 18 September 1944 during the Second World War. circa 1940s

Road sign, drive carefully
A road sign in English and German: Death is so permanent, drive carefully. 1940s

Women looking in a shop window. circa 1940s

Scene in a car showroom

Scene at a petrol station, with an attendant filling up a car

People in a garden with Chinese Laundry sign
People in a garden, including a man in oriental costume and a Chinese Laundry sign on the right

Disguising a German Shop - Start of WWI
Postcard sent within six weeks of the start of WWI, depicting a German Shopkeeper in Britain hastily changing the livery of his store to something perfectly British

London Docks with cranes
A deserted part of the London Docks with three identical cranes reaching into the sky. Date: 1959

Woman with toddler in Southam Street, London
A middle aged woman with a toddler in Southam Street, North Kensington, London

A Pig rears up out of a small pen. Pen and Ink (with watercolour)drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Metal sign advertising motor insurance

LOLLIPOP CAT
A cat lollipop man, holding up a Stop sign for a little girl cat, on her way to school with her spelling bag over her arm! Date: early 1930s

London Opinion 1936
Illustration showing a bemused motorist driving his car past a SLOW sign and a rather seductive looking hiker busy powdering her nose. April 1936

Charladys Motorcycle
The motorcycle of the Royal Enfield travelling charlady with its hopeful sign: Stop me for cleaning, no job too small and mop and bucket ready to go ! Date: early 1930s

Motor Racing 1930S

Wedding Celebrations

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