Caslon Foundry and William Caslon blue plaque

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# Caslon Foundry at 21-23 Chiswell Street Standing before this unassuming corner of Islington, you're gazing upon the birthplace of one of typography's most enduring legacies—the very ground where William Caslon's typeface revolution took physical form for over 170 years. When Caslon relocated his ...

Location

21-23 Chiswell Street, Islington, EC1

Inscription

The foundry established by William Caslon 1692-1766 typefounder stood on this site 1737-1909