Sign makers serving Lincoln Signage in Lincoln,
Signage in Lincoln,
on some of the hardest frontages in England.
Lincoln will not let you put up whatever you like, and that is the making of the place. Steep Hill and Bailgate are as good a run of historic shopfronts as anywhere in the country. Sign them badly and everybody can see it.
Forty miles east on the A46 — Lincoln and the county are a regular run for us.
- Free survey
- Made in our own factory
- Fitted by our own teams
40 miles
From our factory to Lincoln
4,500+
Shops on our books
30 years
In the industry
3,500 sq ft
Showroom you can walk round
Lincoln streets
Which signs work on Lincoln streets?
So the work splits cleanly. Up the hill, in the Cathedral Quarter and along Bailgate, it is hand-painted timber, gilded glass, traditional brackets and hanging signs — properly made, sympathetic, and almost never internally lit. Down at the Cornhill Quarter, the High Street and out through North Hykeham it is ordinary competitive retail, and the illuminated fascia comes back into play.
We still sign-write by hand, which is not nostalgia — on a listed frontage it is frequently the only thing that will get consent, and it is the only thing that looks right. Where a lit sign is allowed we build the tray ourselves in aluminium and light it with LED. Either way we survey the building first and tell you honestly what it will take.
Why businesses here use us
How does BD Signs help Lincoln businesses?
Being noticed, and still looking right in 10 years. On a Lincoln frontage, BD Signs says both come down to parts you never see — the metal, the welds, the fixings and the lamps.
Hand-made work that ages well
Painted timber, gilded glass and hand-made brackets are not just what Lincoln allows, they are what lasts. A properly primed and painted board can be freshened for a fraction of what a replacement costs, and gilded glass keeps its lustre in a way printed vinyl on a window simply does not.
Standing out by being the good one
On a street of historic frontages you do not stand out by being louder — you stand out by being the shop that has clearly had money and thought spent on it. On Bailgate and Steep Hill a well-made hand-painted sign is the loudest thing there, precisely because so few are.
Materials chosen for the building
Old stone and lime mortar will not forgive the wrong fixing, and a mild steel bracket will stain a limestone frontage permanently. We fix into mortar joints rather than stone, use non-corroding fittings, and specify for the wall we are actually drilling into.
Made to be maintained, not replaced
A sign you can repaint, re-gild or re-lamp is cheaper over twenty years than one you throw away in five. We build so the parts that wear are the parts that can be renewed, and we tell you at handover what will need doing and when.
Exterior signage
Which shop front signs work outside in Lincoln?
Outside, BD Signs's Lincoln customers mostly order built-up letters, panel tray & light box, projection signs and hand painted & hand made. All of them are made in our own Nottingham factory and fitted by our own teams. Tap any sign for how it is built.
Interior signage
Which interior signs keep Lincoln customers in?
Inside the door in Lincoln, BD Signs is usually asked for built-up letters, hand painted & hand made, internal signage and counter branding, specified as one scheme with the frontage. Tap any sign for how it is built.
Survey, design, manufacture, fit
How is a Lincoln sign made?
Forty miles east on the A46 — Lincoln and the county are a regular run for us. Four stages, one company, one price.
- 1
Survey
Free, on your site in Lincoln.
- 2
Design
Drawn and shown on your building first.
- 3
Manufacture
In our own Nottingham factory.
- 4
Installation
Our own fitters. Electrics tested and signed off.
Got a frontage in Lincoln?
Send us a photo of it and the name above the door. We will tell you what the building will take and what it costs.
Our work
What suits a Lincoln frontage?
Real BD Signs installs from across the UK, led by the hand painted & hand made, projection signs and built-up letters that Lincoln businesses ask for most. Every one made in our own factory and fitted by our own teams.
Brands we make signs for
Signage for Pret A Manger, Wendy's, Heavenly Desserts, Sushi Mania, FSW and Harry Ramsden's — and for several thousand family businesses, who get the same drawings, the same factory and the same fitters.
Lincoln signage FAQ
Questions we get asked in Lincoln
Can you sign a listed building in Lincoln?
Yes, and it is work we take seriously. It usually points towards hand-painted or hand-made rather than illuminated, and fixings into mortar joints rather than into stone. A listed building can need listed building consent on top of advertisement consent, and we prepare the drawings for both.
Do you still do traditional sign writing?
We do — brush in hand, not vinyl pretending. It is one of the few trades where the old method is genuinely the better one, and on a frontage like Bailgate or Steep Hill it is what suits the building. Gold leaf and painted timber panels too.
Is a hanging sign worth it in Lincoln?
On those narrow streets, more than anywhere. A flat fascia is invisible to somebody walking up the hill; a projecting sign is readable from fifty yards in both directions. Both faces get branded, so it works whichever way people are coming.
How far into Lincolnshire do you come?
All of it, and beyond — Newark, Sleaford, Gainsborough, Boston, Grantham and the coast. We manufacture in Nottingham and install UK-wide, so the county is well inside normal range.
Elsewhere
Other cities we make signs for
“Used BD Signs Design and Print services to design a new logo for my company and to design and print some large labels to use on my jobs. Professional service from start to finish. Highly recommended.”
“Excellent service as always. Friendly staff. Highly recommend.”
Book your survey
Come and see us.
Forty miles east on the A46 — Lincoln and the county are a regular run for us. Bring a photo of your frontage and we will quote the whole job as one price.
Or email info@bdsigns.co.uk — we answer everything the same working day.