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Ghost signs of Birmingham

From Kellys (year is publication year and probably refers to year before):

In 1873 William Loxley is described as a foreman in High St , Harborne (possibly learning his trade)
1878-1879 William Loxley, mason, High St Harborne
1880-1895 William Loxley , stone mason, 176 Station Road, Harborne
1896-1900 William Loxley , stone and marble mason, 1 Greenfield Road
1903-1904 William Loxley , stone and marble mason, 1 Greenfield Road, 286 High St, Selly Oak
1908-1910 William Loxley , monumental mason, 1 Greenfield Road, 286 High St, Selly Oak and Cemetery Road, Smethwick
1912-1923 William Loxley , monumental mason, 1 Greenfield Road, Cemetery road, Smethwick and Lodge Hill Cemetery Works Selly Oak
1915-1921 William Loxley, monumental mason, 1 Greenfield Road and Cemetery works Selly Oak
1932-1957 William Loxley Ltd, monumental sculptors , Lodge Hill Cemetery works, 1 Weoley Avenue and 5 Greenfield Road
1965-1973 William Loxley Ltd, sculptors, 1 Weoley Avenue
 
The theatre was actually called the Tatler News Theatre, so perhaps there's a connection Nico.
I had to say the "when theTatler was the best seller," In a weird school play called Here We Go Round The Prickly Pear, I was the dad I always hot old gittish parts, but I got a part, So ..
we asked teach what the Tatler was, .
 
If you went to an Odeon or Regal, they would show the same movies, the Tayler showed older movies and, at least I thought different subjects and foreign ones
The Alexandra Cov (the Flea Pit) showed foreign films & mucky ones , gran said, & some were foreign & mucky! But she stayed till the end, cos she' d paid, she said.
 
This was uncovered in 2020, at the junction of Pershore Road and St Stephen's Road. Like many of these painted signs, they include a variety of fonts. In the two years its b3en uncovered, the sign seems to be fading.

Yes, fading fast sadly. I took this a few weeks ago. I think there are maybe two signs on top of each other, so an older one is showing through and making it even harder to decipher. The large lettering near the top might be "Tableware", and the blocky text near the bottom might be "Household"
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Can offer some updates on previously featured ones from the thread - the butchers shop in Balsall Heath actually looks like it might be in better condition than appears from a distance. Seems to be covered in a very thick layer of.. something that is peeling off. but the underlying moulding seems reasonably sound given the age. I doubt there is much prospect for a renovation though..
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I just noticed some old tramlines or the indentations of some in Coventry, and thought of this site. Not quite the same but similar. You must have a some left too. What struck me was it was a like rather than a track to nowhere more like in to another dimension.
 
Sadly this must now go down as a "ghost sign" I guess - compare to my photos of the late 70's on the Snow Hill Station threads:-

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However if you look behind Taylor & Challens there is another sign on the building to its right:-
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Could possibly be "Diesets"? I'll have to go back with something a bit better than an Iphone camera.......
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And finally I did go back with something better than an Iphone and - yes, it does look like the word "Diesets":-
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However - most of the second "S" and the corner of the building were lost at some stage:-
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Viewed from Livery St the side of the building with "Taylor and Challen" on it looks as if it is perishing on the right hand roof edge:-
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