The ground floor offices in the Pelican Insurance building in Lombard Street looking from the entrance

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:
BL18166
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.

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

Keywords

Office, Commercial Office, Georgian Bank (Financial)