Sunday 26 July 2009

Ghost Ads

I am obsessed with 'ghost ads' as well as the abandoned, it's an extension of the abandoned.

Walk down your local village and you may just spot a ghost ad wether its painted on the side of a building or the ghost of an old shop sign. If you do and you read this then take a pic and send to me.

Some friends from http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk have kindly agreed to me using their ghost ad pictures for this, they all get the credit for their photos but I host them as thats only right.

An insight to the past....

The first are ones I have come accross so can give a bit of info on where they were seen.

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at the side of what used to be the old Co-Op at Rosehill, Carshalton. Carved in stone so this will, hopefully, never go. I'm old enough to remember when the Co-Op was in this building and not where it is now.

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outside The Dolphin [pub] in Sutton, Surrey.

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outside The Watershed [club] in Wimbledon, London.

recently went on a wander round london with the OH [which I will blog about soon] and i found these gems:

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a ghost shop!!!!!! what a find!!!!

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this was taken at the side of the Ten Bells Pub which was frequented by some of the victims of Jack The Ripper.

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taken in Petticoat Lane

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taken in Clapham, London, I was the passenger in a moving car hence not the best shot.

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taken in Tooting and again I was a car passenger so not the best shot.

Saw an absolute beauty in Balham but it was the same journey and behind us in moving traffic so will have to grab a photo of it another day.

So for now you have my ghost ads, though I do have one more but need to figure out [or ask the OH] how to load from my mobile. There will be more to come from my friends @ Derelict Places. But for tonight I leave you with these.