Door numbers have been compulsory in London since 1805. New streets were named and the houses numbered from 1765 onwards, when an Act of Parliament was enacted to bring a sense of order to household addresses. This design has an air of Victorian panache to the sweeping, round-ended typeface. The 76mm brass number is now the most common method of house numbering. PVD Stainless Brass Finish PVD Stainless Brass is a finish which has a unique 25 year guarantee. Stainless brass is produced by a process known as physical vapour deposition (PVD).  In laymans terms the process in...