I’m the opposite – I think its one of my favourite buildings in the capital. Sill as futuristically soulful as a Kraftwerk song and as alien as a Dr Who invasion of Earth, the Lloyds Building now looks at home in 21st century London, squeezed between ye olde Leadenhall Market and the sleek new set piece monster buildings such as the Gherkin and the Cheese Grater. As we watched, people crawled all over it as they scrambled to clear their desks before the Christmas break, ate in the restaurants and bars that comprise its base and walked past it on their way somewhere more interesting.
The “inside out” building was opened in 1986
The Lloyds Building (right) backs up against the outside of Leadenhall Market which dates back to the 14th Century
The Lifts run up and down the outside of the building
Lloyds Arch built in 1928
