Geotype Submission

The Geotype project charts the rich history of lettering and type forms that have established the identity of cities and towns around the world. Explore the map

How does this letter-form communicate its location?

The typeface is weathered and some of the letters aren't complete but they look embossed and painted over stone by hand. I like that some of the letters form shapes depending on the letter above or below, for example the R from Irchester merging with the k below it. The serifs on the Es and Ts are distinctive again and I think that the typeface had been considered in the village because of this. The Co-operative Hall was built only 5 years after the Working Mens Club but use the same style lettering, which I hadn't noticed before because one is carved and the other has been painted. The decorative embellishments around the lettering also add more character to the sign and embodies a sense of fun and less formal and authorities than the lettering used for the Library for example.

Location

Townwell Lane, Irchester, Wellingborough, UK