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Organisations based 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.
  • London Stock ExchangeIn 1698, a broker named John Castaing began listing commodity prices at Jonathan's Coffee House in London. He published rates for salt, coal, paper, and…
  • World Energy CouncilDaniel Nicol Dunlop stood at the center of a room in London during July 1924. He had spent years convincing experts to attend his vision for energy…