An Urban Wander around Fulham, London SW6

There is a whole area of streets in Fulham, just to the south of where I sometimes work in London, that I've yet to explore fully. I'm slowly making my way around some of them but each time I go there's always more to see.

First up we have a picture of a couple of doors. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly which road this was but somewhere between Margravine Cemetery and Lille Road ... I think.

Doorways, Fulham, London, SW6

I couldn't find anything on this building to tell what it may have once been, but the chimney tower suggests some sort of industrial past. It's boarded up now, with demolition in progress signs, but hopefully only the interior is being ripped out and the building will remain.

Disused building, Mendora Road, Fulham, London SW6

Disused building, Mendora Road, Fulham, London SW6

I always enjoy finding a new ghost sign, and this one was no exception. It also seemed quite unusually placed, being on the penultimate house as opposed to the end house in the terrace. May be the final house is a later addition.

Est. 1853

J.C.PLATT

AUCTIONEER & ESTATE MANAGER

THE BROADWAY

HEAD OFFICE HAMMERSMITH

Ghost sign, Fulham, London SW6

Ghost sign, Fulham, London SW6

    

Urban Wandering around Fulham, Parsons Green and Putney Bridge

I think I managed to find time for my latest Urban Wander on what must have been the bleakest days of the year so far - grey, cold and windy, so please excuse the quality and jaunty angles of some of the pictures which follow. Actually these pictures were taken on two separate wanders, although the first wander only resulted in one picture, the first one below. This is of a shop front in the New King's Road just beyond Parsons Green tube station. The shop is in the process of being restored and I'm assuming that this old sign has recently been uncovered as part of the renovation. I'm a bit annoyed I managed to miss out half of the final letter, but I was taking this from the road and worried about the approaching bus,

Old sign in the New King's Road, London SW6

The next set of pictures are all from my second wander around a similar area, and feature a mixture of ghost signs and abandonment. First up is a great ghost sign for Brymay Matches which I found along Lillie Road.

FOR BRITISH HOMES

BRYMAY

Ghost sign in Lillie Road, London SW6

Despite the cold wind, I was inspired by this one, so kept on going, and turning into Munster Road I found another two beauties. First up is a ghost sign for Walpamur Paint spread across two wall panels. The ghost sign on the right hand side reads:

S.G.PURKISS

& CO LTD

STOCK AND

RECOMMEND

WALPAMUR

QUALITY

PAINTS

The one on the left hand side is harder to decipher but contains:

WALPAMUR

WATER PAINT

???

 ENAMEL PAINT

???

SATIN FINISH

 

Ghost sign in Munster Road, London SW6

Hot on the heels of the previous one, I came across another, even better one, spread across three sections of wall:

REDFERNS

RUBBER

HEELS

CHEAPEST

&

BEST

FULHAM

LEATHER

Ghost sign in Munster Road, London SW6

Towards the end of New King's Road I found another, which is a bit difficult to make it, but I think it says

THE

DRIVE

???

Ghost sign in New King's Road, London SW6

Coming out of the New King's Road and on to the Fulham High Street, I was greeted with signs of abandonment, dereliction and decay ... and if I'm not imagining things then some of the pictures below also have faded lettering in the brickwork of what I assume is an abandoned garage of some sorts.

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Abandoned buildings on the Fulham High Street, London SW6

Unfortunately I have not been able to find any information as to what this building, or rather set of buildings, may have been.