London, Bank Of England And Royal Exchange 1886
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In 1838 there was a grat conflagration which began in the rooms of Lloyd's coffee-house. Thousands of tons of masonry fell and the old Royal Exhange was destroyed. The new Exchange was designed by William Tite and built at a furous pace. Within three years it was open for business. Chantrey's equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington was erected in the broad space created.
An extract from London Photographic Memories.
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