Tower Street, City of London
Lloyd's earliest home was Edward Lloyd's coffee house, firmly established by 1688 in Tower Street in the City of London. This small club of marine underwriters moved to Lombard Street, closer to the heart of the City, in 1691.
The Royal Exchange, Cornhill
Lloyd's slowly evolved into a more formal society and in 1774 the 'Subscribers to Lloyd's' occupied new premises at the Royal Exchange in Cornhill. Sadly, the building was destroyed by fire in 1838, and Lloyd's moved to South Sea House before returning to the rebuilt Royal Exchange in 1844.
12 Leadenhall Street
In 1928 the Society moved into the first building it had owned, at 12 Leadenhall Street. As business expanded, the market moved to a second new building in Lime Street in 1958.
One Lime Street
By 1978 Lloyd's again faced the prospect of overcrowding. The Committee commissioned the architect Richard Rogers (now Lord Rogers of Riverside) to redevelop the Leadenhall Street site. In November 1986 HM The Queen officially opened the new building at One Lime Street, which Lloyd's occupies today. The Lloyd's building and its collections are not open to the public.
