Stoke Newington High Street's treasured landmark, The Egg Stores originally opened in 1951 as an egg dealing business. The shop has changed hands many times and was even destroyed in a fire, however its wonderful Fat-face lettering on a blue and white background was restored each time. Today it is a Jewish supermarket selling kosher foods.It's lettering is reminiscent of the Festival of Britain-era, a Twentieth-century Egyptian type, whereby the depth of the italic letter is of great importance. A wonderful demonstration of the contrast in each letter with an emphasis on a particular aspect of a letter — flush acrylic fascia, type laid on in plastic.It’s grand in scale and makes a superb design. The Egg Stores sign acts as a cultural reference to what was once, in a village-like part of the borough moments from Stoke Newington Church Street, bringing character to the building.
