Royal Exchange

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Address:: Royal Exchange, The City,
London EC3V 3LR
England
Website:: theroyalexchange.com
Opening times:: Shops: 10 AM to 6 PM; Restaurants and Bars: 8 AM to 11 PM; Note: Opening times can change at short notice. Opening times may not apply on public holidays.
Buses:: 11 15 17 212325 40 43 76 100 133 141 153 211 242 271 344 521
Trains:: Bank CN DLR NR WC, Cannon Street CR DS, Liverpool Street CN CR HC MP, Mansion House CR DS, Monument CR DS, Moorgate CR HC MP NRNote: The nearest station to Royal Exchange is Bank. We can help plan your journey from Waterloo, King’s Cross and many other stations
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View of the Royal Exchange, in the City of London

^{The Royal Exchange} View of the Royal Exchange, with Corinthian colonnades

^{Royal Exchange, City of London}

Did you know… A large statue of Wellington stands outside the front – cast from cannons captured at the Battle of Waterloo.

Painting of the second Royal Exchange, circa 1751

^{The Royal Exchange, c.1751} Drawing of the Royal Exchange, as it looked in 1844

^{Royal Exchange, c.1844}

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The Royal Exchange is the fine building opposite the Bank of England, with eight Corinthian colonnades. It may look out-of-bounds to tourists, but it is actually just an office block with shops inside.

History of the Royal Exchange

The Exchange was founded by Thomas Gresham way back in 1567, and given Royal status in 1570. It was chiefly a place where traders could gather together to buy and sell their wares.

This building was destroyed in the Great Fire of London, and fell down again in 1838. The building that we see today dates from the reign of Queen Victoria.

It continued to trade for nearly 350 years, until it was taken over by the International Financial Futures Exchange in the 1990s. When they moved out in 2000, the building was transformed into a high-class shopping mall.

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