Lloyd's, Leadenhall Street, London



Architect
Sir Edwin Cooper
Date Built
1928
Location
12 Leadenhall Street
Description
This grand arch on Leadenhall Street is a Grade II Listed structure sitting incongruously infront of Richard Rogers' Grade I Listed Lloyd's Building.  In fact, it is all that is left of the 1928 version of Lloyd's, designed by Sir Edwin Cooper, that was demolished in the early 1980s to make way for Rogers' building.  This was once the entrance to Lloyd's of London insurance brokers.  You can see an image of the old building on the Archiseek website.







Historic England describe the structure as "Rich, classical style of Portland stone - large, ornamented doorway set in colossal niche with coffered semi-dome. ....



.... On either side of the recessed doorway are restored panels that hold memorials to the two World Wars"