A projecting sign is a sign, usually double-sided, fixed at right angles to a building on a wall bracket, so it can be read by people approaching along the street from either direction.
Why choose projecting and hanging signs in Northumberland?
- With an older frontage, a Blyth pub, café or bakery often suits a traditional painted sign on a scroll bracket.
- A small Blyth shop squeezed between larger neighbours can still be spotted from the end of the street with a well-placed hanging sign.
- Visitors browsing Blyth on foot look along a street rather than at each shopfront in turn, which is exactly the view a projecting sign serves.
Guide prices in Northumberland
The table shows guide prices for projecting and hanging signs, starting from £395 and reaching about £1,350 per sign. All figures exclude VAT. Your own price is confirmed after we have seen the site or the artwork, so treat these as a starting point.
| Item | Guide, ex VAT | Inc. VAT (20%) |
|---|---|---|
| Double-sided panel sign with standard bracket | £395 – £850 | £474 – £1,020 |
| Shaped or painted sign with decorative bracket | £650 – £1,350 | £780 – £1,620 |
A double-sided panel sign with a standard bracket is guided at £395 to £850, supplied and fitted and excluding VAT. Shaped or painted signs with a decorative bracket are guided at £650 to £1,350. Both are confirmed after survey and an artwork check.
Do you need permission for a sign in Northumberland?
Will you need permission? For a non-illuminated sign at your own business address in England, usually not, as long as it stays inside the deemed consent limits: letters no taller than 0.75 m (0.3 m in an area of special control) and nothing above the bottom of a first-floor window. Historic streets need more care. In a conservation area the details matter more, and fixing to a listed building usually needs listed building consent, with fixings into mortar joints rather than brick or stone faces generally preferred. We check with you before anything is ordered, and can prepare drawings and photos for an application, or submit it for you.
Options worth considering
Modern blade sign
A rigid sign on a flat-bar or tube arm that doesn't swing.
Painted timber-style sign
Moulded board in timber or timber-effect aluminium for period frontages.
Traditional scroll bracket
Wrought-iron-style bracket with scrolls, in black or a heritage colour.
Towns in Northumberland
Find your town in the list to open its page for projecting and hanging signs. If it is not listed, ask anyway: our coverage is UK-wide, not limited to these places in Northumberland.
- Projecting and hanging signs in Blyth
- Projecting and hanging signs in Cramlington
- Projecting and hanging signs in Ashington
A free, written quote for projecting and hanging signs is one message away. Send the details from anywhere in Northumberland and we will reply with a price, then a proof you approve before work begins.

