15 New Bridge Street, EC4Built: 1908-1909Architect: See note (*)Location: New Bridge StreetListing: Grade II (1974) Between the graceful, Georgian Bridewell Hospital Gatehouse (N. 14) and the more ornate Victorian London Missionary Society (N. 16-18) rises an elegant facade, at N.… Read More »Rock Life Assurance
2-4 Temple Avenue & 40 Victoria Embankment, EC4Built: 1898-1902Architect: Albert Nelson Bromley Location: Whitefriars ‒ Victoria EmbankmentListing: Grade II (1972) This building is one of several, in the UK, known as Telephone House. It extends along a full block of… Read More »Telephone House
2 Royal Exchange Buildings, EC2 Built: 1906-1910Architect: Sir Ernest George & Alfred YeatesLocation: CornhillListing: Grade II (1997) The Royal Exchange Buildings are separated from the East side of the Royal Exchange by a broad pedestrianised passage, featuring several monuments. Fountains,… Read More »Royal Exchange Buildings
13-14 Cornhill, EC3Built: 1910Architect: James Glen GibsonLocation: CornhillListing: Grade II (1998) This is an interesting building not least because of its tall, narrow proportions and its transitional classical style. The two-storey base is composed of rather tall ground floor and… Read More »Scottish Equitable Assurance
1 Cornhill and 82 Lombard St., EC3 Built: 1905 Architect: John Macvicar Anderson Location: Cornhill Listing: Grade II (1972) This corner site, together with the west frontage of the Royal Exchange, the south-west corner of the Bank of England and… Read More »Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance
61 Fleet Street, EC4Built: 1910Architect: J. Lyons & Co. Works Department (probably)Location: Fleet StreetListing: not listed This building was first established as a Lyons Café and the design, though not specified in available sources is very likely by the internal… Read More »J Lyons Café
leading to Sergeants’ Inn Court 49-50 Fleet Street, EC4Built: 1911-1912Architect: Jack McMullen BrooksLocation: Fleet StreetListing: Grade II (1977) The north-facing aspect of this grand Edwardian building is a good example of a facade that establishes a dignified, cohesive and symmetric… Read More »Norwich Union Insurance
6 Lloyd’s Avenue, EC3Built: 1902Architect: B. Emmanuel (T. Collcutt as consultant)Location: Aldgate and Fenchurch Street eastListing: Grade II (1997) This building is an interesting study in classical legibility, unity and subordination of elements. The building is divided into five bays… Read More »Lloyd’s Avenue House
1-6 Lombard Street, EC3Built: 1905-8 – modified 1915Architect: Dunn & Watson, W. Curtis GreenLocation: Lombard StreetListing: Grade II (1977) While the address reads Lombard Street, physically, this building is more a continuation of the impressive parade of grand early 20th… Read More »Scottish Provident
24-28 Lombard Street, EC3 Built: 1912 Architect: Gordon & Gunton Location: Lombard Street Listing: Grade II (1974) As is usually the case in Lombard Street, a number of buildings and tenants have succeeded each other on this site. For instance,… Read More »Royal Insurance Building