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Lutine Bell to be rung in Richard Rogers’ honour

By 2021-12-20T12:57:00

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Source: Lloyd's of London

Lloyd’s to enact historic ritual for architect of its grade I-listed HQ

Lloyd’s of London has announced it will sound the Lutine Bell today in honour of Richard Rogers, the man who designed its world-famous headquarters.

Members of the architect’s family and colleagues have been invited to attend the ceremony in the underwriting room this afternoon. It was a ritual he was said to love.

Rogers, one of the greatest architects of the post-war era, died on Saturday aged 88, just over a year after stepping down from the practice he founded more than 40 years ago.

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