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unusual facts about Gill Sans


SECR N1 class

 1876 was the first locomotive to emerge from Ashford works with "British Railways" painted on the tender in Gill Sans lettering.


Oliver Simmonds

At the top of the main entrance tower is a sculpture of an angel/airman by Eric Gill who designed and created the famous sculpture of Prospero and Ariel on Broadcasting House and the typeface Gill Sans.


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