More than 60 "ghost signs", some dating back 150 years, have been recorded by "citizen scientists" in Northampton.
Ghost signs are faded painted shop and business signs, many for companies that no longer exist, and provide "a direct link to our past".
"As a local born in Northampton, I am aware of several which have disappeared over the years and it is such a shame," said Mary, one of the citizen scientists involved.
The project to record this common form of 19th and 20th Century advertising began in the town and it now plans to do the same around Northamptonshire.
The Ghosts of Industry project is a partnership between MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) and Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record (HER).
Ghost signs are faded painted shop and business signs, many for companies that no longer exist, and provide "a direct link to our past".
"As a local born in Northampton, I am aware of several which have disappeared over the years and it is such a shame," said Mary, one of the citizen scientists involved.
The project to record this common form of 19th and 20th Century advertising began in the town and it now plans to do the same around Northamptonshire.
The Ghosts of Industry project is a partnership between MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) and Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record (HER).
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