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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.

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6 comments:

  1. Gillena Cox27 February 2014 at 02:27

    great find; Have a nice Wednesday

    much love...

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  2. William Kendall27 February 2014 at 02:45

    Now you wonder why they only painted over half the sign...

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  3. Andy27 February 2014 at 03:27

    Too bad they did not leave the ghost sign intact.

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  4. Gemma Wiseman27 February 2014 at 08:35

    I wonder why only half a sign is so well preserved. Maybe graffiti is the culprit for the other painted half?

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  5. Taken For Granted5 March 2014 at 18:08

    It would take a macho man to live in Studley Villa. Unusual name for a house.

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  6. Unknown17 March 2014 at 13:03

    I'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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