3941 x 2534 px | 33,4 x 21,5 cm | 13,1 x 8,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2011
Altre informazioni:
Lime Street is a street in the City of London between Fenchurch Street to the south and Leadenhall Street to the north. The northern portion of the street is pedestrianised. Vehicular through-access to Leadenhall Street is prevented by a firegate, forcing drivers to bear right onto Fenchurch Avenue, from which a left turn onto Billiter Street will return them to Leadenhall Street. Lime Street is the home of the world's largest insurance market, Lloyd's of London, as well as the Willis Building opposite, headquarters of the global insurance broker Willis. Leadenhall Market is on the street's western side, adjacent to the Lloyd's building. Also nearby is the Sir Norman Foster-designed and gherkin-shaped skyscraper, 30 St Mary Axe, and the future Leadenhall Building. The street got its name from the lime burners who sold lime for use in construction. According to scholars, Charles Dickens placed the residence of Ebenezer Scrooge in a now demolished house on the site of the Lloyd's building.
