Ghost sign - Guildford Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
N 51° 52.896 W 000° 24.969
30U E 677836 N 5751025
This ghost sign is for Warren Cookson, but says nothing else any more.
Waymark Code: WMCQ9J
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/02/2011
Views: 4
Internet searches reveal what business this probably advertises.
Luton is a town that once had a major hat making trade. The Queen's hat for the marriage of her eldest son to the Lady Diana Spencer, was made in Luton.
The Luton Yearbook and Directory for 1914, reveals hat-makers Named both Warren and Cookson. Cookson is listed as occupying premises in Bute Street which runs to the rear of Guildford Street and Warren in Midland Road, less than about 100 yards from the sign.