East India House, the London headquarters of the East India Company in Leadenhall Street, was described thus in 1734: "The East India House, on the South Side of the Street, stands where Sir William Craven's House formerly was; this House was rebuilt in the Year 1726, the F...
The unexpired term of the lease on 128 Leadenhall Street was purchased by the East India Company in 1795 from William Martindale for £385. The house was needed as accomodation for Joseph Swift, trunk maker, who had to move out of premises acquired by the East India Company to form part of East In...
Private Trade Warehouse: Leadenhall Street and Billiter Street
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The warehouse was built by the East India Company in a number of stages between 1752 and 1766 on ground in Leadenhall Street, Billiter Lane, and Sugar Loaf Court purchased from Colonel Philip Roberts, Thomas Norcliffe, Susannah Hollond, Thomas Plant, St Bartholomew's Hospital, and Groves Wheeler.