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.
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
Lloyd's of London
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Lloyd's of London, generally known simply as Lloyd's, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in London, England. Unlike most of its competitors in the industry, it is not an insurance company;
Lombard Street, London
…that required ship owners to post notice of their sailing in Lombard Street: Lloyd's Coffee House, which eventually became the global insurance market Lloyd's of London, moved to Lombard Street near the General Post Office from Tower Street in 1691. The location, on the south side of the street, is now occupied at…
The 1986 Lloyd's building in Lime Street, London
The Subscription Room in the early 19th century
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake caused substantial losses for Lloyd's underwriters.
The Council meets in the Committee Room, on the 11th floor of the Lloyd's building.