Plaque

Brilliant Sign Company

Erection date: 2012

Inscription

On this site stood the Paragon Works of the Brilliant Sign Company. Formed in 1888, the company patented the 'brilliant letter' shop sign and in so doing changed the face of the British high street. Production began at the company's brand new Paragon Works in 1907. The factory closed in 1976 when the Brilliant Sign Company ceased trading.
Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group
2012

Site: Brilliant Sign Company (2 memorials)

W12, Stowe Road, Havilland Mews

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Brilliant Sign Company

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Brilliant Sign Company

Signage company. It was named after their concept called the 'brilliant lette...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Brilliant Sign Company

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Hammersmith and Fulham Historic Buildings Group

Founded to focus attention on the historic environment of the borough and to ...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Brilliant Sign Company Jubilee

Brilliant Sign Company Jubilee

The plaque is in the archway, on the right.

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