94 year old ghost signs uncovered by shopfitters.

Workers carrying out a refurbishment at a new tanning studio discovered two old signs from two former shops in Buckie, Scotland, have revealed a piece of the town’s retail history. Workers doing the refit of the new Glow tanning studio on East Church Street, uncovered the relics last week.
One builder said that he was surprised when he saw the vintage pitch pine signs.
“They are in really good condition considering that one of them must be 100 years old”.

Signs of two historical shops uncovered in Buckie

The oldest sign is the one on the left and reads: “A. Grant Brown”.
It belongs to a former ironmongery popularly known as Grantie Broons.
The shop opened its doors around 1930. Next to it, there’s a green sign with yellow letters reading “Harry Wallace.” Harry Wallace was known as the ‘master baker’ and according to Buckie Heritage, he opened a bakery on Low Street in 1957.
He later opened a second bakery on East Church Street, where the sign has been uncovered.
Both bakeries closed in 1971, one year before Mr Wallace’s death.

Old Buckie shop signs to be preserved

The worker explained he carefully took down both signs, which remained intact.
He added that he wants to preserve them and is thinking of a way of doing this.
He is also working on the construction of the new park in the town’s old Grampian Country Food building and he is hoping to use the signs as a feature of the upcoming park’s cafe.