Geotype Submission

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How does this letter-form communicate its location?

The Lord Edward began trading in 1967 when the famous Red Bank Restaurant, in Westmorland Street ceased trading. The then owner of The Cunniam Tavern, Tom Cunniam opened the restaurant with the ashes of the Red Bank, bringing the staff and menus to what was at the time his residence. The Restaurant started serving just lunch from the two bedrooms but the word of this new restaurant spread and soon he was open for dinner to huge successs. In 1989 Tom Retired and the business was bough by by David Lyster, the son of a publican family from Stonybatter, Dublin. The Restaurant is still run to this day by David, his son Jim and the rest of the Lyster family.The typeface we see here is decorative hand painted black letter style typeface in beige with a white stroke. The sign is in tradition with the hand painted style of old, along with the beige and maroon chocolate colour style that attracts customers to the letter form.

Location

23 Christchurch Pl, Wood Quay, Dublin, D08 RK00, Ireland