Oxford Ghost Signs
The definition of a ghost sign varies: purists would say that it is an obsolete, faded, hand-painted advertising sign on the brickwork of a building that has probably long had another use: What is a Ghost Sign? (PDF) goes into far more detail. The list below is less restrictive and includes engraved stonework and metal commercial signs .
Central Oxford
- 118–119 St Aldate's Street: Mr Therm (Gas Co)
- Clarendon Centre, Cornmarket: Woolworth
- 124 High Street: Acott's Music Warehouse
- 133 High Street: William Rose (photographer)
East Oxford
- 55 Randolph Street: Organ Brothers (builders)
- 92 Cowley Road: Curry's
- Temple Street: J. W. Reeve
- 22 Regent Street: Axtell Monumental Masons
- 2 Stockmore Street: Two chimney sweeps
- 103 & 104 St Mary's Road: Co-op boot repairs
- 27 Iffley Road: Lewis Field, decorator
- 42 Iffley Road: The Cricketers' Arms
South Oxford
West Oxford
- 4–5 Park End Street: Nicholl's Boots
- 11 & 12 Park End Street: Ward's (Furniture & Prams)
- 14 Park End Street: Hartwell's Motors
- 36–39 Park End Street: Archer Cowley
- St Thomas's Street: Gates of Morrell's Brewery
North Oxford (including Walton Manor and Summertown)
- 46 Leckford Road: G. H. Dennis, (decorator etc)
- 127 Walton Street: George Lumley (grocer)
- 20 Kingston Road: Blencowe (grocer etc)
- 294 Banbury Road: Twining's grocer's shop
Headington
Cowley
Brewery signs
- Signs of breweries that no longer exist
(or are no longer relevant to the building)
There are other stone inscriptions that show the former use of non-commercial institutional buildings that are not included here, and many of these can be found both in the Schools and the Inscriptions sections of this website.
Left: Example in New Inn Hall Street