Illustration of C.E. Marley Outdoor Advertising
Credit LineGift of George L. Blake, Kemptville, Ontario, 2018.
Object number2018.008.001
Label TextThe exterior of the C. E. Marley Outdoor Advertising company building, at 286 York Street, is depicted in this drawing. The company operated in London from 1910 until the mid-1970s. The company was originally called “Marley & Weekes” and was owned by George Weekes and Charles E. Marley. By 1919 Charles Marley took full ownership of the business and renamed it to “The Signry Limited”. By 1927, the businesses was named “C.E. Marley Ltd. Outdoor Advertising, Electric Signs and Show Cards”. The drawing is signed “Bert McNamara” in the bottom right corner. “Bert” or Albert W. McNamara began working as a sign painter for C.E. Marley in 1923 after serving in the First World War. By 1951, McNamara had been promoted to a foreman at the company. He held this position until 1969.
NameDrawing
George Speake
After 1927
