Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Survival of Artifacts

When
10 January 1838
Where
Royal Exchange
Part of
Fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London

The Charles II statue and the Grasshopper weathervane survived the 1838 fire that destroyed the previous Exchange.

The Charles II statue survived the fire. The Grasshopper weathervane was rescued from the 1838 fire and is 11 feet long.

Sources

  1. Royal Exchange, London Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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