Exterior view of 'The Pelican', the offices of Pelican and British Empire Life Insurance Company, at 70 Lombard Street

Date:
17 Apr 1904
Location:
Pelican And British Empire Life Insurance Office, 70 Lombard Street, Bank, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, EC3
Reference:
BL18161A
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

70 Lombard Street (demolished 1915) was the first purpose built bank in the City of London. Dating from 1757, it was designed by the architect Sir Robert Taylor for the merchant banker Sir Charles Asgill (1714-1788). The Pelican Life Insurance Company took it as their office in 1797. The allegorical sculptural group was designed by Lady Diana Beauclerk and sculpted by John de Veere of the Coade Stone factory. The building has since been demolished, but the sculptural group was moved to the Horniman Museum, London. Since 1999 it has formed part of the collections held at the Museum of London.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series of photographic negatives and prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Designer: Beauclerk, Diana

Sculptor: De Veere, John

Architect: Taylor, Robert

Keywords

Commercial Office, Georgian Bank (Financial)