I have to confess to hearing the present story from James Moseley, a fellow typographic historian and retired librarian from St Bride; but as I liked it so much I thought I’d pass on my pleasure. Letterforms can be found in all sorts of places and none more delicious than in the Belle Époque at Newington...

Last week I mentioned my visit to Morcambe and the Midland Hotel. Well, the other surprising – and delightful – aspect of this seaside town is it is absolutely covered in letterforms. ‘Flock of Words’ is a path of bird poems, traditional sayings, jokes and song lyrics, which begins with the Book of Genesis...

Yesterday I made my first visit to the redeveloped St Pancras Station. Stunning! Like many typographers I have a fascination with railways and there are many parallels between type and trains: the metal, the structures, the engineering, the smell, the undeniable sense of power and energy. As well as...