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First Published in 2005. This book is about the Quaker Lloyds in the time of the industrial Revolution from 1660 to 1860. Inspired at first by several finds of unpublished letters, it was foreseen as the biography of a family, but progressive researches while work on the material was being carried out have made it a family and business history combined.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX III OPENING OF THE BIRMINGHAM EXCHANGE IN 1865 Mr. S. S. Lloyd was one of the speakers at the opening of the Exchange Buildings in Stephenson Place, Birmingham, on New Year's Day 1865. The construction of the Exchange was greatly needed, and it has proved an immense convenience to the mercantile community of Birmingham and South Staffordshire. After prayer had been offered by the Rector of St. Martin's (the Rev. J. C. Miller, D.D.), giving especial thanks for ...
This is the second of the landmark Lloyd's House Flags and Funnel books. This facsimile edition provides a snapshop of all major and minor steamship company flags at the turn of the twentieth century.
For the first time, we have a directory which explains the working of Lloyd's without technical jargon. The book is written by three acknowledged experts from the world of insurance. Essential reading to anyone who is involved in insuring assets for private or corporate benefit.