Building record 1160/0/722 - 51 Junction Road, Northampton

Ghost sign for W. B. Mason, grocer and draper, on the gable end of 51 Junction Road, Northampton.

{1} Painted advertisement on the south-west-facing gable end of the two-storey brick building at 51 Junction Road, Northampton. The rectangular sign appears to comprise black lettering on a white background and bears the partially legible inscription '[Est] 1890. PHONE [][5[0 W.[B]. MASON GROCER & DRAPER [C]OAL, COKE & WOOD MERC[H]ANT [J]OIN OUR LENDING LIBRARY'. The sign is poorly legible and survives only as faint traces of paint. The building has a tiled roof and is currently in residential use, although it formerly operated as a shop. The sign occupies approximately one-third of the width of the gable end and is visible from Shelley Road. Surviving architectural features, including a possible former shop window and evidence of alterations to the frontage, suggest the building previously accommodated commercial premises associated with the business advertised on the sign.

<1> Project volunteers and MOLA, 2026, Ghosts of Industry record forms, 51 Junction Road, Northampton, 3 PHOTOS (Digital archive). SNN117091.

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Oct 14 2026 11:52AM