Perth Voice Interactive

ANTIQUE painted advertisements likely dating back to the 1920s have been uncovered during demolition of an old bike shop next door.

The demolished building is making way for the Lyric Lane Concept, a live music venue planned for Guildford Road in Maylands.

Lyric Lane creator Michiel de Ruyter got in touch to tell us uncovering the ads “has caused significant public interest, with probably a hundred people taking photos”.

The signs advertise John E Mount, “Painter and Renovation Contractor”,  Wrights Limited Produce Store, said to be “general carriers” of “chaff, bran, pollard, bird feeds, potatoes, onions” and other goods still obscured by walls.

Mr de Ruyter has delved into the histories to research the names and found John Edward Mount and his wife Rohda came from England in 1911 with a brother George Parmenter and son Royston.

While the plan is to build up to the wall line (meaning the signs will again be obscured), the Lyric Lane team now plan to clean and photograph the signs to document them, and then look at reproducing them inside the new venue.

by DAVID BELL