Lloyd's of London marketing of these “self-defense" insurance policies. The present Lloyd's building, at 1 Lime Street, was designed by architect Richard Rogers and was completed in 1986. It stands on the site of the old Roman Forum. The 1925 building's facade survives, appearing strangely stranded with the modern building visible through the gates on the northern side on Leadenhall Street. In 2011 it became a listed building. In the main Underwriting Room of Lloyd's stands the "Lutine" bell, which was struck when the fate of a ship "overdue" at its destination port became known. If the ship was safe, the bell would
HMS Vincejo (1799) HMS Vincejo (1799) HMS "Vincejo" (or "Vencejo" or "Vencego", or informally as "Vincey Joe"), was the Spanish naval brig "Vencejo", which was built c.1797, probably at Port Mahon, and that the British captured in 1799. The Royal Navy took her into service and she served in the Mediterranean where she captured a privateer and a French naval brig during the French Revolutionary Wars. After the start of the Napoleonic Wars, the French captured "Vencejo" in Quiberon Bay in 1804. The French Navy took her into service as "Victorine", but then sold her in January 1805. She then served as the