Former Royal Exchange Assurance building
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The photograph on this page of Former Royal Exchange Assurance building by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Former Royal Exchange Assurance building
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 8 Feb 2023
Fine old city centre buildings are often left in the past and their histories are swept away when they are taken over by unrelated businesses. Today it is a (near-ubiquitous) coffee shop. The Royal Exchange Assurance company was founded in 1720 and, through various means and acts of Parliament, was granted the rights to marine shipping insurance business - along with the London Assurance Company. The business went on be merged with Guardian Assurance Company and the name lost in 1968.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.45356
Longitude
-2.59677