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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Historic england asks for ghost sign photos to create online map - Caught on Camera

Historic England Duncan Wilson England English Heritage Peter Williams

Sankeys Soap sign on the former Beehive Mill building, a former cotton mill, in Manchester. — Sankeys Soap sign on the former Beehive Mill building, a former cotton mill, in Manchester. Photograph: Peter Williams/c/o English Heritage

They are haunting reminders of a bygone age, some so faded the writing can hardly be deciphered, others still vivid reminders of the colour and variety that high streets once had.

Over this Halloween weekend, Historic England is asking people to help record the “ghost signs” still to be found on buildings across England and send them in for an online map.

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