Displaying Ghost Signs Online

As a case study for ghost signs Leicester is an interesting location. A post - industrial city that has been through periods of decline and regeneration in recent years, Leicester contains many painted wall advertisements , aka ‘ghost signs’, dating from the early to mid - twentieth century ( with some earlier examples). We have been documenting the ghost signs of Leicester over the last decade, as useful sources of information about former businesses and industries within the city, as well as for their aesthetic value and in recognition of the ir ephemeral nature. This photographic record is complemented by two further collections of photographs that feature ghost signs, the first dating from the 1990s, and the second, a series of general photographs of Leicester dating from the 1950s to the 1970s. These collections are important resource s documenting the changes in Leicester’s ghost signs over the past two decades. [Taken from introduction]