Prudential plcPrudential plc is a British multinational insurance and asset management company headquartered in London and Hong Kong. It was founded in London in May 1848 to provide loans to professional and working people. Prudential has dual primary listings on the London Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It also has secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange.
Alfred WaterhouseAlfred Waterhouse (19 July 1830 – 22 August 1905) was an English architect, particularly associated with Gothic Revival architecture, although he designed using other architectural styles as well. He is perhaps best known for his designs for Manchester Town Hall and the Natural History Museum in London. He designed other town halls, the Manchester Assize buildings—bombed in World War II—and the adjacent Strangeways Prison.
Furnival's InnFurnival's Inn was an Inn of Chancery which formerly stood on the site of the present Holborn Bars building (the former Prudential Assurance Company building) in Holborn, London, England. HistoryFurnival's Inn was founded about 1383 when William de Furnival, 4th Lord Furnival leased a boarding facility to Clerks of Chancery, who prepared writs for the king's courts, assisted by apprentices who, as such, received a preliminary legal training.Paul WaterhousePaul Waterhouse (29 October 1861 – 19 December 1924) was a British architect.
London Borough of CamdenThe London Borough of Camden () is a borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Holborn, St Pancras and Hampstead. To the south it shares with the City of Westminster parts of the West End, where it also borders the City of London.
Gothic Revival architectureArchitectural movementSint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk in Ostend (Belgium), built between 1899 and 1908The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah, Georgia, United StatesGothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
Inns of ChanceryThe Inns of Chancery or Hospida Cancellarie were a group of buildings and legal institutions in Holborn, London, initially attached to the Inns of Court and used as offices for the clerks of chancery, from which they drew their name. Existing from at least 1344, the Inns gradually changed their purpose, and became both the offices and accommodation for solicitors (as the Inns of Court were to barristers) and a place of initial training for barristers.
HolbornHolborn ( or ) is an area in central London, that covers the southeastern part of the London Borough of Camden and a part (St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars) of the Ward of Farringdon Without in the City of London. The area has its roots in the ancient parish of Holborn, which lay on the west bank of the now buried River Fleet; the district takes its name from an alternative name for the river: the Holbourne (or Oldbourne).Holland, Hannen & CubittsHolland, Hannen & Cubitts was a major British construction firm. It was responsible for many of the great buildings of London.
City of LondonCentral business district of London, EnglandPlace in United KingdomThe City of London (informally known as the City or the Square Mile) is a city, ceremonial county and local government district in England. Established by the Romans around 47 AD as Londinium, it forms the historic centre of the wider London metropolis.
English HeritageEnglish Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, a battlefield, medieval castles, Roman forts, historic industrial sites, listed ruins, architecturally notable English country houses and historic designed landscapes. The charity states that it uses these properties to "bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year".
Architectural terracottaArchitectural terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the exterior or interior of a building. Terracotta is an ancient building material whose name translates from Italian as "". Some architectural terracotta is stronger than stoneware. It can be unglazed, painted, slip glazed, or glazed.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.