An empty police station and a ghost sign

Now the blog knows no geographical boundries, so here we are on Gloucester Road in Bristol with a ghost sign.

My old friend Barri who took the picture commented that “this ghost lettering is on the front of the now disused Horfield Police Station which is just off Gloucester Road in Bristol.

I think it has been disused for at least15-20 years, because I have never seen any policemen going in or out.

It was owned by Bristol Council, and was developed in 2007-8 by ArtSpace as studios and rehearsal rooms.

However this didn't last and the building is now empty and awaiting redevelopment, still owned by the council.

I don't know much more about it than that, apart from it was built in 1903.”

And that is about it for now, but as you can never have enough ghost signs and this one is a good one I await someone adding to the story.

Picture; Horsfield Police Station, Gloucester Road, Bristol, 2014 from the collection of Barri Sparshot