Title

The Royal Exchange, City of London, c1900. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The Royal Exchange, City of London, c1900. The street in front of it is a mass of horse drawn carriages and buses. Building work is taking place to the left of it. A tall ladder leans up against the side of the exchange on the right. The Royal Exchange was established by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1566, with the aim of making London main European market-place. It was named the Royal Exchange by Elizabeth I in 1571. It has been destroyed twice by fire but rebuilt both times on the same site. The building pictured was designed by Sir William Tite in 1842.
Museum of London

Date

1900

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A84_074

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (2,4Mb) / 17,0in x 12,3in / 5094 x 3701 (300dpi)

Keywords

traffic transport transportation road building buildings England female women woman people male busy man men architecture street construction finance guy bus lane avenue column pillar pillars carriage location century city of london Royal Exchange ladder lady concept B&W MONOCHROME road Transport omnibus Architectural Feature pediment black & white black and white B W 1900s 20th century Threadneedle Street Museum of London horse-drawn vehicle TGN photograph Queen of England Unknown Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth Tudor William Thomas Sir Thomas Gresham Gresham Sir Thomas Thomas Gresham Sir William Sir William Tite Tite William Tite Sir Thomas Gresham Sir William Tite Queen Elizabeth I photograph