Walk down Renfrew Street in Garnet Hill to Albany Mansions. Category : TypographyComments : Date : 27 April 2017These beautiful cast iron Garneth Hill light poles in Renfrew Street originally carried gas lighting during Victorian era, love the Gothic typeface while at... Read More...
WEST ON THE CORNER Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 24 April 2017The WEST pub, on the corner of Park Street and Woodlands Drive in the West end used it’s predecessors (THE HALT BAR’S)... Read More...
Tontine Lane entrance Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 19 April 2017Tontine Lane entrance off Bell Street, has a glorious remnant of a past era,”John A.S. MacLean – Produce agent.” Ken... Read More...
Morrison’s Bar Category : UncategorizedComments : Date : 17 April 2017This fantastic sign for Morrison’s Bar is from the 1960s, It’s situated on the corner of Clyde and Maxwell Street,... Read More...
Old Glasgow City Court Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 16 April 2017The old derelict Glasgow City court, on the corner of Turnbull and Andrews Street opposite the Andrews Square, and close... Read More...
OTAGO LANE West Glasgow Category : UncategorizedComments : Date : 12 April 2017These beautiful store signs were found around Otago Lane and the stores are still there! You can see about three... Read More...
Glasgow Cathedral Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 10 April 2017On visiting Glasgow Cathedral today I saw an array of hand crafted lettering set in stone, glass and wood. The... Read More...
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Category : Architecture, Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 7 April 2017You can’t travel anywhere in Glasgow without bumping into Charles Rennie Mackintosh. His influence is everywhere. His furniture and visual... Read More...
Barrowland Market Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 6 April 2017Spotted some old hand-lettered signs around the Barrow Market area, which seemed to have been cut down and recycled. The... Read More...
F.W.WOOLWORTH’S Sign. Category : Historical, TypographyComments : Date : 5 April 2017This was originally the goods entrance of the Woolworths store, on Renfrew Street. The shop’s front entrance was on Sauchiehall Street. In... Read More...
