68 King William Street
51°30′40″N 0°05′11″W / 51.511071°N 0.086396°W
68 King William Street is a building on King William Street in the City of London, built as offices for the Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance.[1][2]
History and description
The building was built as offices for the Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance as well as a branch of Lloyds Bank between 1920 and 1922 to the design of Henry Lennox Anderson.[1] The building is set as the northern terminating vista of London Bridge, presenting a tall prominent facade with a domed cupola, for which special exemption for height restrictions was required.[1]
The building has since been used as a House of Fraser department store from 2003 to 2018. It was then acquired and refurbished by Black Mountain Partners in 2019,[3][4] and now hosts The Wolseley's City of London location, the second in London.[5][6][7] It also hosts the Wagtail rooftop bar.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2005). Westminster. London (Repr. with corr ed.). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 527. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.
- ↑ Jellinek, L. (2021-10-15). "The Andersons in the City - C L A X I T Y". Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ Shone, Emma (2019-07-30). "Joint venture snaps up former home of Monument House of Fraser | Property Week". Property Week. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "Porto Montenegro | LONDON LANDMARK BUILDINGS". Black Mountain Partners. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ Cooper, Leonie (2026-04-15). "17 Best Restaurants Near Liverpool Street For All Tastes And Budgets". Time Out London. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "The Wolseley City Review 2024: The New All-day Brasserie". 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ Gold, Tanya (2024-05-29). "'Grand and isolated': The Wolseley City, reviewed". The Spectator. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ London, Lela (2022-03-25). "The Best Rooftop Bars And Summer Terraces In London". forbes. Retrieved 2026-08-21.