Lion Works

Lion Plaza is an outstanding example of how to create contemporary offices and retail spaces while preserving the historical facades of an iconic City of London building.

AI climate control

HANK maintains a comfortable climate and optimises energy consumption using state-of-the-art AI

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Classic face, modern heart

An extensive modernisation program is helping Lion Plaza hit its sustainability targets ahead of schedule

World-class refit

White & Case’s office refit provides a world-class contemporary experience in the heart of The City

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Lion Works 2022-25

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The original Royal Exchange, St Benet Fink Church and much of the City of London is destroyed in the Great Fire. The Rebuilding of London Act is passed almost immediately, spearheaded by Sir Christopher Wren

The Great Fire of London

1666

Soon after the dissolution of monasteries, St. Anthony’s was taken over by French Huguenot Protestants and known as the French Church, rebuilt after the 1666 Great Fire. In the 1840s, the church was pulled down and the site used for Moxhay’s Hall of Commerce, a would-be rival to the nearby Royal Exchange (on Cornhill)

Moxhay’s Hall of Commerce

1840

The site of the former Hall of Commerce had housed Bank of London (1852), Consolidated Bank (1866) and then Parr’s Bank (1896). In 1918 Parr’s Bank was absorbed by the Westminster Bank and, after WW 1, re-built entirely as (partly) seen today

Westminster Bank

1852—1918

Comprehensive redevelopment begins behind retained facade

2003

Becomes the European headquarters of leading Law firm White & Case

2007

The City of London gains a new freeholder in the deal of the year

2023

HANK
AI climate control installed

2024

White & Case complete extensive office refit including new lifts, canteens and adaptive meeting spaces

2025

Energy efficiency accreditation in process

2026-
2030