DOI Seite / Zitierlink:
https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.1212#0383
270 TALLIs's ILLUSTRATED LONDON J
the inner mass of that portion, of the building. At the
north end of this area is the entrance to Lloyd's, or the
Society of Underwriters, which has long been known as
the largest establishment in the "world for marine insur-
ances, where property at sea can be secured from the
lowest amount to sums that would coyer the richest argo-
sies ever trusted on the waves. The body of under-
writers can date their origin so far back as the lfith
century. When they first had rooms in the Boyal Ex-
change, in the time of Charles I., they did not bear their
present title.
After the fire of London the society assembled in Corn-
full, whence they removed into Lombard-street to a coffee-
house kept by a Mr. Lloyd, from whom the establish-
ment took its modern name. This association occupies all
the east end and the chief portion of the north side of the
Hoyal Exchange. In the centre of the building there are
likewise entrances from the north and south to the mer-
chants' area. The south front is one line of pilasters with
rusticated arches on the ground floor for shops and
entrances, the three centre spaces being deeply recessed;
above these are elaborately decorated windows, and over
the cornice are a balustrade and attic. On the north
side the centre projects, and the pilasters are omitted at
the end spaces. The arches of the ground floor are rusti-
cated, and in other respects a similarity to the south side
exists. In the centre of the east front are four Corinthian
columns, from which ascends the tower. The first story
of the tower is square, ornamented with pilasters; at the
angles on the east front is a niche containing a statue of
Sir Thomas Grcsham by Behnes : over this is an attic for
the dials of the clock. The next story is a circular one,
enriched with Corinthian columns, and surmounted by a
dome carved with leaves. The grasshopper, which was a
prominent object on the summit of the old Exchange, and
which was almost invulnerable to the fire, forms the vane
to the new building. It is of copper gilt, and 11 feet in
length, A peal of 15 bells is placed in the tower.
the inner mass of that portion, of the building. At the
north end of this area is the entrance to Lloyd's, or the
Society of Underwriters, which has long been known as
the largest establishment in the "world for marine insur-
ances, where property at sea can be secured from the
lowest amount to sums that would coyer the richest argo-
sies ever trusted on the waves. The body of under-
writers can date their origin so far back as the lfith
century. When they first had rooms in the Boyal Ex-
change, in the time of Charles I., they did not bear their
present title.
After the fire of London the society assembled in Corn-
full, whence they removed into Lombard-street to a coffee-
house kept by a Mr. Lloyd, from whom the establish-
ment took its modern name. This association occupies all
the east end and the chief portion of the north side of the
Hoyal Exchange. In the centre of the building there are
likewise entrances from the north and south to the mer-
chants' area. The south front is one line of pilasters with
rusticated arches on the ground floor for shops and
entrances, the three centre spaces being deeply recessed;
above these are elaborately decorated windows, and over
the cornice are a balustrade and attic. On the north
side the centre projects, and the pilasters are omitted at
the end spaces. The arches of the ground floor are rusti-
cated, and in other respects a similarity to the south side
exists. In the centre of the east front are four Corinthian
columns, from which ascends the tower. The first story
of the tower is square, ornamented with pilasters; at the
angles on the east front is a niche containing a statue of
Sir Thomas Grcsham by Behnes : over this is an attic for
the dials of the clock. The next story is a circular one,
enriched with Corinthian columns, and surmounted by a
dome carved with leaves. The grasshopper, which was a
prominent object on the summit of the old Exchange, and
which was almost invulnerable to the fire, forms the vane
to the new building. It is of copper gilt, and 11 feet in
length, A peal of 15 bells is placed in the tower.