forgotten type tours
Bring out the casual social heritage researcher in you!
Discover building names, "ghost signs" and other text remnants that uncover the hidden history of Brisbane's heritage buildings with Forgotten Type's passionate guide, Elliott Bledsoe.
Come and see the architectural treasure hidden in plain sight. Go on a 'treasure hunt' for ghost signs and other labels on buildings along the tour.
Includes a guided search online for the history of the buildings using your mobile device. We make it easy to enjoy history in a local, relevant, accessible way.
Forgotten Type tours: Burnett Lane (Tour Finished)
Discover building names, “ghost signs” and other text remnants that uncover the hidden history of Brisbane’s heritage buildings. Come and see the architectural treasure hidden in plain sight.…
Forgotten Type views: City Rooftops 26/09/2020 (Tour Finished)
Join us for a special Brisbane Open Forgotten Type tour of the city rooftops. Come and see the architectural treasure hidden in plain sight. Discover building names, “ghost…
Forgotten Type Tours: Fortitude Valley 10/10/2020 (Tour Finished)
Newly developed for Brisbane Open, welcome to the Fortitude Valley Forgotten Type tour. Walk Fortitude Valley with Elliott Bledsoe, our Forgotten Type expert, discovering building names, “ghost signs”…
Forgotten Type Tours: Woolloongabba 17/10/2020
Discover building names, “ghost signs” and other text remnants that uncover the hidden history of Brisbane’s heritage buildings. Come and see the architectural treasure hidden in plain sight.…