Fann Street

The immediate vicinity of Fann Street

Fann Street is a street in the City of London.

It runs west-east, from its junction with Aldersgate Street and Goswell Road in the west, to the junction with Golden Lane in the east.

In 1802, Robert Thorne moved his type foundry to a former brewery in Fann Street, and renamed it the Fann Street Foundry. On his death in 1820, the business was bought by William Thorowgood.^[1] Thorowgood created the typeface Grotesque. In 1838, the typographer Robert Besley, the creator of Clarendon the first patented typeface in 1845, joined the Fann Street Foundry.^[2]

The closed YMCA Building at 2 Fann Street is the subject of possible redevelopment to create 72 new homes.^[3]

References

1. Macmillan, Neil (2006). An A-Z of type designers. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780300111514.
2. "Fann Street Clarendon". Moderntypography.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
3. "Welcome". fannstreet.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

Coordinates: 51°31′19″N 0°05′49″W / 51.522°N 0.0969°W