So who bought our 3,000th sign?  It went to the Greenbank Bed and Breakfast which is beautifully situated in the village of Bowerchalke.  The village lies within a conservation area designated as an area of “outstanding natural beauty”.  I’ve never been there but having looked at their website, www.greenbank101.com, I’m sure it would prove to be very rewarding.

Here is the sign already installed!

Greenbank B & B – new sign

And here is the sign it replaced! Yes it’s there, in the bottom right hand corner.

Old Sign

We would love to have you become one of our valued customers.  Visit our website to place a design request and see more of our House Signs,  Free Standing Signs, or Hanging Signs.   We also have a dedicated Bed and Breakfast Signs page.

Previous Sign

New Sign

New Hanging Sign

If you are ever in the area you might be interested in a meal at the Anokha Indian Bar & Restaurant.  If you are here because of your interest in signs visit our website to place an inquiry and see more of our House Signs, Hanging Signs or Bed and Breakfast Signs.

The sub sign is attached using quick links and can be removed during the winter months or when you no longer  wish advertise your B&B to passers by.

Mitayayo Primary School Sign

This photo of the sign was actually taken before it was sent off to Africa where the children are eager to learn and knowledge really is light.

The Walkmill comprises three cottages – Stone Cottage, Walkmill House and Walkmill Lodge all set in four acres of beautiful Shropshire countryside within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with views of the Long Mynd and The Stiperstones.

They have secured a tie-up with www.champagneuk.com so arrivals will be welcomed by a bottle of champagne on ice.

The painted pub sign, one of the oldest popular visual arts traditions in Britain, is locked in decline. That is the fear of conservationists who hope to alert pub chains and breweries to a ‘catastrophic’ loss of the traditional skills involved and a failure to preserve a heritage that dates back to Roman times.

The first signs outside inns appeared after the Roman invasion when most people were unable to read. A wreath of vine leaves on a pole was the recognised symbol for a hostelry, and this led to images of shrubbery and pub names such as The Bush or The Bunch of Grapes.

The growing corporate ownership of public houses across the British Isles has led to the standardisation of what is on offer, both inside and outside the bar. The situation has worsened in the past five years because of the increasing number of pub closures.

We have made signs for both brewers and pubs, and below are a few examples.

When we reached the last milestone of 1500 signs, all the employees at Clover Signs made a prediction of when we would top 2000. August proved to be an unusually successful month with many people buying their house signs in between vacations. As the month drew to a close we all held our breath and on the last day we hit the mark, fulfilling the prediction of one of our most senior employees. The customer received a generous discount and if you are ever vacationing in Shropshire, you may just stay in one of these Luxury Holiday Cottages.

Slate and stone is still a great choice for a house sign, so we would like to recommend Rustic Stone. Rustic Stone make all manner of slate house signs and signs on boulders, ideal for setting next to driveways.

However, if you were dead set on getting that beautiful custom painting, and simply had to have it on slate, Your Signs, based on the Isle of Wight is the place to go. From simple house number plates to superb custom painted house plaques, their dedicated team of house sign makers and house sign artists combine traditional arts & crafts  techniques together with contemporary  resin & reflective lettering technologies  to produce elegant, quality, long lasting house signs that will  enhance the look of your home in daytime and also help  make your home address easier to find during hours of darkness.