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