Ghost sign at Stepney Green
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Ghost sign at Stepney Green
Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Oct 2019
This is just south of Mile End Road. The name derived from the fact that the flour was ground at the Daren Mill on the River Darent at Dartford in Kent. There are some interesting links connected with Daren Bread: https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/secret-london/daren-bread.htm This one states that:- "However, the mill that produced Daren flour went bankrupt in the 1930's and eventually the Daren Brand was merged into the Hovis brand and phased out. But its name has lived on in the ghost signs that can still be seen on walls all over the country where, just like the one that can be admired on a wall on Stepney Green, we can reminded of the good old days when manufacturers could make all manner of claims for their products without fear of official censure." See also https://www.ghostsigns.co.uk/2017/01/when-daren-became-hovis-a-bizarre-ghostsigns-restoration/
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Image Location
Latitude
51.520425
Longitude
-0.049698