A palimpsest

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A palimpsest by Bob Harvey as part of the Geograph project.

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A palimpsest

Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 22 Oct 2023

I am not the first to photograph Image It is a well-known building in Grantham, and listed grade II. On the upper wall are the remains of more than one painted sign, a palimpsest of ghost signs, each as indecipherable as the other.

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