Gravesend Sans

What is the Gravesend Sans Font?

Smart, legible and elegant, Gravesend Sans is a based on the unique typeface used for the iconic grass-green signage for the Southern Railway. In existence from 1923 to 1948, when the network was nationalised, the Southern Railway linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, the South coast resorts and Kent. The same design was also used for the ‘hawkeye’ signs on the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, differentiated by black letters on a yellow background.. Reference for each letter was taken from vintage ‘target’ station nameplates and other platform signage. The rarest letters were the Q, seen in Queens Road Battersea, the X, seen in East Brixton, and the Z, used in Maze Hill, site of an infamous train crash in 1958. Being hand-made, the letters often differ in width and thickness. There was no lower case. The Bluebell Railway, a heritage steam line, runs over part of the old Southern Railway network and uses a very similar type.. The design of the numbers differed considerably, but here have been taken from the Device 112 Hours font Smokebox. As well identifying platforms, they were used on the front of the steam engine’s smokebox, hence the name, and stylistically are more in keeping with the letters than some of the squarer versions that can be seen in old photographs.. William Caslon IV is credited with the first Latin sans-serif type, shown in a 1816 Caslon specimen book. ‘Two Lines English Egyptian’, as it was called, was caps-only, and there are several other correlations between that type design and this one.. Includes a selection of authentic arrows and manicules, plus abbreviated ligatures such as ‘St.’ (Saint or Street) ‘Rd.’ (Road) and ‘Jn.’ (Junction). The Cameo version includes many graphic banner elements that can be freely combined.

Gravesend Sans Font Families

When you download Gravesend Sans, the family will include the following font styles:

• Gravesend Sans Fine
• Gravesend Sans Light
• Gravesend Sans Medium
• Gravesend Sans Bold
• Gravesend Sans Heavy
• Gravesend Sans Inline
• Gravesend Sans Cameo

Preview of the Gravesend Sans Font

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Who Designed the Gravesend Sans Font?

Gravesend Sans was designed by Rian Hughes.

This font has 7 style(s) and was published by Device.

Is Gravesend Sans a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Gravesend Sans is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Gravesend Sans. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Gravesend Sans for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Gravesend Sans if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Gravesend Sans to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Gravesend Sans for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Gravesend Sans, it was available for as little as $39.00.