{"id":17318,"date":"2023-01-07T20:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T20:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/?p=17318"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:02:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T15:02:35","slug":"the-history-of-24-bath-street-1-3-market-place-frome-somerset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/tracingghosts\/the-history-of-24-bath-street-1-3-market-place-frome-somerset\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of 24 Bath Street & 1-3 Market Place, Frome, Somerset"},"content":{"rendered":"

GHOST SIGNS AT 1 MARKET PLACE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

During the summer of 2021, Gorgon Stone Conservation<\/strong><\/a> was employed to perform what they thought to be a simple paint stripping job on a Georgian building in the centre of Frome town, only to discover three different layers of old signage underneath. The company carefully removed the paint to reveal a wonderful glimpse of some of the former lives of this unusual curved property, situated at 1 Market Place<\/strong> (formerly known as 25 Bath Street<\/strong> up until its renovation).<\/span><\/p>\n

The oldest lettering uncovered is on the left side of the building in red and reads “Hot Cold Water Fitters<\/em><\/strong>“. This traces back to Jackson & Sons<\/strong> ironmongers and stationers who occupied 24 Bath Street and 1 Market Place from 1895<\/strong> to 1917<\/strong>. Over the top of the red lettering in dark blue is the company name “York’s Motor Works<\/em><\/strong>” which was there until 1960<\/strong>. The front of the building states “Garage<\/em><\/strong>” and “Repairs<\/em><\/strong>“, with “AA<\/em><\/strong>“, “RAC<\/em><\/strong>” and “MU<\/em><\/strong>” dotted around the central bricked-up window (also part of York’s signage). The most recent signage, painted over the top of York’s and in a much simpler style, reads “Yeovil Tractors Ltd<\/em><\/strong>“, which was there until 1967<\/strong>. The names “Ransomes<\/em><\/strong>” and “Fordson<\/em><\/strong>” on either side were also part of Yeovil Tractors signage.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t