Thursday, 27 February 2014
Half a Ghost
Wandering down Shaw Heath recently I came across this ghost sign on the gable end of a house.
The house is called Studley Villa and a name stone is embedded in the front wall.
According to a reference on rootsweb Robert Howell Jones died sometime after 1943, and at his death he was living at Studley Villa, 124 Shaw Heath, Stockport. He was a painter and decorator by trade.
This is the only information I could find about the house and the sign must date back to at least the 1940s.
A contribution to signs, signs.
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great find; Have a nice Wednesday
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Now you wonder why they only painted over half the sign...
ReplyDeleteToo bad they did not leave the ghost sign intact.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why only half a sign is so well preserved. Maybe graffiti is the culprit for the other painted half?
ReplyDeleteIt would take a macho man to live in Studley Villa. Unusual name for a house.
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to find out about this sign recently so thanks for the info. I'm also interested in finding out what the other address is- 23 Ack Lane East Bramhall?
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