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The materials and features we have for sale were part of the headquarters
of Lloyd’s of London from 1958 to 1986 – one the most prominent buildings
in the City of London and arguably the most important centre for the world’s
insurance industry. The 1958 building in Lime Street replaced a series of premises occupied by Lloyd’s since it was founded in John Lloyd’s coffee house in 1689. As Lloyd’s requirements grew, it was replaced in 1986 by Number One Lime Street, the current headquarters designed by Sir Richard Rogers. When the 1958 building was opened by HRH The Queen Mother and HRH Princess Margaret (pictured left), it boasted the largest Underwriting Room in Europe. At 100 yards long, it and the gallery overhead were clad from floor to ceiling in the finest Carrara marble from the Italian region of Tuscany. |
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Designed by Sir Terence Heysham, with both
art deco and neoclassical influences, the building was remarkable both for
its scale and the quality of materials used. For an excellent history of Lloyd’s of London and its buildings, visit
www.lloyds.com. For period film footage of Lloyds of London in its heyday visit the British Pathe News website. |
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 Photo courtesy of Chris Rogers |
 Photo courtesy of Chris Rogers |
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