Town centre shop sign sells at auction

Berlin’s first sign auction raises $10K-plus for community center effort - Worcester County News Bayside Gazette

Some of the examples of signs sold during the online auction are pictured. The vintage Williams Street sign raised the most individually, surpassing $400. By Tara Fischer Staff Writer (July 17, 2025) The Town of Berlin’s street sign auction, launched earlier this month, has drawn to a close, securing over $10,000 in revenue for the municipality’s community center project. To raise funds for a community center in Berlin, the town’s leaders auctio…

Town centre shop sign sells at auction

A part of Wokingham town centre history sold at auction last week. A sign that once belonged to Woolworths in Peach Street, sold for £200 plus fees at the auction by Martin and Pole. It was described at: “A projecting Woolworth shop sign from Peach Street, Wokingham, which closed on January 6, 2009.” The sign was estimated at between £200 and £300 prior to the sale. Valuer Mark Weekly told Wokingham Today: “The sign was salvaged by an ex employe…