Edward Lloyd was the British owner of a London-based eponymous coffee house, a publisher and the origin of the names of the Lloyd's of London insurance market, the Lloyd's List shipping journal and th
From 21 February 1688
From 25 June 1688
Lloyd's News from 1696
Plaque in Lombard Street, London, marking the location of Lloyd's coffee house
Lombard Street, London
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Lombard Street is a street notable for its connections with the City of London's merchant, banking and insurance industries, stretching back to medieval times.
Edward Lloyd (coffee house owner)
…information about ship and cargo movements, maritime losses and market prices. In 1691 Lloyd moved the coffee house to larger premises on the corner of Lombard Street, in the centre of London's business and finance district. It continued to attract businesspeople, particularly in shipping, and he introduced two…
Lombard Street from Bank junction. The street continues to the left of St Mary Woolnoth church; to the right is King William Street.
Church of St Edmund, King and Martyr
Blue plaque marking the location of Lloyd's Coffee House, notable in the development of the City's insurance market
Cornhill, Lombard Street and Mansion House in 1810