Materials
The marble used to create the Lloyd’s of London interior was the finest available, from quarries in the Carrara area of Tuscany. Carrara marble was used extensively by Michaelangelo and many other renaissance architects and sculptors, because of its quality and beauty. In more recent years, it has been used to create the interior of the US Supreme Court in Washington DC, and by the Sultan of Brunei for a new Mosque. The Lloyd’s of London 1958 building featured three types of Carrara marble:
Click image to enlarge	Arni Marble This rare and very expensive white grained marble is the principal material used throughout the Lloyd’s of London interior. It features subtle grey veins, which in some areas were carefully aligned during construction to ensure matching of adjacent panels (a technique called bookending). Where appropriate these have been partially numbered and catalogued, so the original effect may be recreated.	Click image to enlarge	Issorie Green Marble Also rare and expensive, richly coloured Issorie marble was used mainly for the columns supporting the Underwriting Room. The contrast between the nearly white Arni marble and the dark green Issorie marble created an area of impressive and unique character.
Click image to enlarge	Dark Marbles Dark grey (shading to black) marbles were also used throughout the design to create features such as banding.	Click image to enlarge	Mouldings We have over 1000 running feet (305 metres) carved marble moulding.
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