This photograph, taken in 1991, shows the first painting scheme. Originally, the sign was unpainted and relied on the carving for effect. You can see that some of the original wood still shows in this first scheme.
These days a small plate on the back of the sign reveals that it was restored and re-painted in March 1996 by Maurice Hawes. Apart from being a more complete paint job so that the "frame" is no longer left varnished, the 1996 repaint introduced the fire. As you can see this feature did not appear on the original sign.
If you can give further information about any features shown in these photographs, please let me know.
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