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LSE exchanges the old for the new with move across the city
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The Scotsman
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June 13, 2001
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GOD and Mammon have edged a little closer. The London Stock
Exchange yesterday announced it was moving house - to premises on
Paternoster Square, in the shadow of St Paul's Cathedral.
The LSE will move to its new site, an eight-storey, self-
contained building at King Edward's Court on the new square, in
2004.
There had been talk it might move eastwards out of the City,
London's financial heartland, into the burgeoning docklands
district, striking fear into the hearts of City traders.
However, any rumours of such a move have been dispelled with
yesterday's announcement.
"We want to stay close to our customers - most of whom are based
in the City," the LSE's chief executive Clara Furse ...