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Grade I listed buildings in the City of London
- Inner TempleThe Knights Templar moved their London contingent from Holborn to a new riverside location during the reign of Henry II, stretching from Fleet Street to what…
- Bank of EnglandIn 1694, the English government needed £1.5 million to rebuild its Royal Navy after a crushing defeat by France at the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
- Royal Exchange, LondonIn 1562, a merchant named Richard Clough proposed a new building to serve as the commercial heart of London. Sir Thomas Gresham, who had served as the…