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Topic: Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"
Posted by: Vanessa Smith
Date/Time: 04/01/16 15:41:00

Brentford landmark replaced with digital advertising hoarding without warning




There has been anger an confusion locally about the disappearance of the iconic Lucozade sign in Brentford over the Christmas holidays.

Lucozade sign

It has been replaced by a giant digital screen without any apparent notice and even Hounslow Council seem to have been taken by surprise by the change. The sign is much loved as it seen by many returning from a long trip outside London as the first indication that they are close to home.

There has been a sign on the building on the Great West Road since the fifties. JC Decaux, whose UK HQ is in Brentford, did apply to replace the sign in 2013 but their proposal for a replacement was rejected down only for the decision to be overturned by the Planning Inspectorate. However their ruling specificed that any replacement should replicate the existing Lucozade sign in a modern format.

Investigation Launched After Iconic Lucozade Sign Disappears

The replacement advertising hoarding (Picture: Brentford Heritage)

The digital display ad that has replaced it is advertising Mercedes vans rather than energy drinks.

The leader of Hounslow Council, Steve Curran, has ordered the planning department to investigate whether the change is legal.

He said: “It’s a really important local landmark that we wouldn’t want to lose. We need to find out who removed it and why.

We have asked JC Decaux for a comment but are yet to receive a reply.



January 4, 2016


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
What has happened to the Lucazade sign?31/12/15 13:13:00 Alex Brown
   Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?31/12/15 13:50:00 Andy Pease
      Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucozade sign?31/12/15 14:53:00 Richard Greenhough
         Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucozade sign?31/12/15 15:45:00 Andy Pease
            Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucozade sign?31/12/15 23:17:00 Michael Adams
      Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?31/12/15 15:02:00 Carl Wynne
      Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?01/01/16 09:12:00 Guy Lambert
         Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?01/01/16 09:32:00 Alex Brown
            Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?01/01/16 18:33:00 Guy Lambert
   Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?31/12/15 15:42:00 Hannah Elder
      Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?31/12/15 16:00:00 Adrian Irving
         Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?01/01/16 19:06:00 Paul Flood
            Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?04/01/16 09:12:00 Paul Corcoran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?04/01/16 09:20:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?04/01/16 10:07:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?04/01/16 11:10:00 Adam Beamish
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign?04/01/16 11:13:00 Alex Brown
                           JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 12:42:00 Andy Pease
                              Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 13:04:00 Vanessa Smith
                                 Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 13:31:00 Jeannie Shapiro
                                    Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 13:41:00 Alison Neary
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 14:51:00 Vanessa Smith
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 14:54:00 Alison Neary
                              Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 15:21:00 Dave Robertson
                                 Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 15:41:00 Vanessa Smith
                                    petition04/01/16 18:39:00 Alex Brown
                                 Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 19:13:00 Richard Greenhough
                                    Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 19:23:00 Elizabeth Ross
                                    Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 20:02:00 Dave Robertson
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 21:30:00 Paul Flood
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 22:13:00 Bernard Allen
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 23:02:00 Dave Robertson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"04/01/16 23:33:00 Adrian Ellis
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:JC Decaux getting "touchy"05/01/16 10:55:00 Paul Flood
   Re:What has happened to the Lucazade sign? Bump n/m06/01/16 13:00:00 Elizabeth Jane Daley

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