An Urban Wander through London W9 and W10

Despite the clammy weather today, I ventured out for a lunchtime urban wander around London W9 and W10. I guess this was more of a drift than usual as I had no plan of where I was going or what I was looking for. My first find was this ghost sign for a fish bar. I assume at the time the name of the fish bar appeared above the remaining words, but the missing words and the fish bar itself both seem long gone.

Ghost sign for a Fish Bar, London W9

I didn’t realise how wonky this next picture was until I loaded it up, but the key attributes of the shot can still be clearly seen, revealing carved lettering which reads

Queens Park Hall Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company Limited

I couldn’t see what the building was used for today, and there were no other indications on the adjacent face to suggest its current or former use either.

Old sign for the Queens Park Hall Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company Limited

Looking a bit like an alien invader from War of the Worlds, this water tower seems to have been given a make-over, and it now seems to be available to rent. Also, I didn't realise quite how menacing the sky looked when I took this.

Converted water tower, London W10

Finally on today’s wander I found this impressive looking chimney, which I assume formed part of a bigger building at some stage … possibly a factory or a kiln. What I initially thought was a ghost sign turned out to be graffiti on fairly new paint. Shame about the exposure.

Old chimney, London W9


    

Urban Wandering: an evening stroll around London W10 and W11

Once again I seem to have managed to get out of sync with my blog postings. These pictures were taken last week during a brief,evening stroll around London W10 and W11. Again, as with many ghost signs, I must have walked past these countless times before I became obsessed with the things.

The fist picture is slightly odd in that the lettering on the right hand side appears to be of different sizes, or so I assumed at first, but then I realised that what I thought was an "E" is in fact and "E" followed by an "L", but the middle bar of the "E" is hard to see. Similarly with what looks like a "T" is in fact "T" followed by "I".

PRINTING
CARNIVAL NOVELTIES

Ghost sign on Kensington Park Road, London W11

This next one is a bit of a mystery. I'm really struggling to decipher any of the words. Does anyone have any ideas?

Ghost sign on Cambridge Gardens, London W10

Ghost sign on Cambridge Gardens, London W10

This next ghost sign is my favourite of this particular urban wander in that it was in a tunnel leading from the main road into a smaller mews. Unfortunately because it was beneath a roof, in a restricted space, it was pretty hard to photograph. I had two attempts at it, one from either side, but neither really helps with the full wording. Open to suggestions.

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Ghost sign, London W10

Ghost sign, London W10