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  Royal Exchange (London) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of commerce for the city.
The Royal Exchange was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth I who awarded the building its Royal title, on January 23, 1571.
A second exchange was built on the site, designed by Edward Jarman, which opened in 1669, and which was destroyed by fire in January 1838.
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 Encyclopedia: Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange Theatre is a producing theatre in Manchester, England.
The theatre is based in the Manchester Royal Exchange, a large Victorian building used until 1968 for cotton trading.
In 1999 the Royal Exchange was awarded the title of Theatre of the Year in the Barclays Theatre Awards, in recognition of its successful refurbishment and ambitious re-opening season.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Exchange-Theatre,-Manchester   (830 words)

  
 Royal Exchange (London) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of commerce for the city, where merchants and tradesman could do business.
A second exchange was built on the site, designed by, which opened in 1669, and which was destroyed by fire in January 1838
The Royal Exchange ceased to act as a centre of commerce in 1939, and is now an exclusive shopping centre.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Royal_Exchange_(London)   (290 words)

  
 Guardian Royal Exchange
Guardian Royal Exchange is to move out of the Royal Exchange building in London, as its new owner Axa believes it to be surplus to requirements.
Guardian Royal Exchange is planning to expand its North American business by acquiring small commercial and motor insurance companies, but appears to be losing interest in the acquisition of a UK life assurer.
Guardian Royal Exchange is planning to expand its UK life and health business through a £1bn acquisition, and hopes to complete a deal over the next 12 months.
www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /gue31280.htm   (558 words)

  
 Victorian London - Buildings, Monuments and Museums - Royal Exchange
Royal Exchange (The) was opened by Queen Victoria on January 1st, 1845.
The first Exchange was opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1570, who, by her herald, declared the house to be “The Royal Exchange.” Sir Thomas Gresham introduced exchanges into England, but they had been popular in most of the commercial cities of Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands, many years previous to their adoption here.
The first stone of the Royal Exchange was laid by Prince Albert on January 17th, 1842; and the building was opened by the Queen in state on October 28th, 1844.
www.victorianlondon.org /buildings/royalexchange.htm   (1491 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Royal Exchange (London)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Royal Exchange, London (exterior) - Photograph by Michael Reeve, 11 July 2002.
A stock exchange is an organization of which the members are stock brokers.
London, as it appeared from Bankside, Southwark, During the Great Fire — Derived from a Print of the Period by Visscher The Great Fire of London was a major fire that swept through the City of London from September 2 to September 5, 1666, and resulted more or less in the...
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 Conran Events - Royal Exchange Grand Cafe & Bar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Located in the heart of the City of London, the Royal Exchange is an internationally recognised symbol of London’s leading position in global trade and finance.
Originally built in the 16th Century, the Royal Exchange was extensively and sympathetically remodelled in 2001.
The Royal Exchange is divided into three spaces — the main ground floor courtyard is flanked by two mezzanine areas.
www.conran.com /events/venues/royalExchange/index.html   (138 words)

  
 Royal Exchange Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Now, the Manchester Royal Exchange theatre is hoping to redress that balance with the Bruntwood Playwriting Competition, a national contest to discover and...
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester is to launch the UK’s biggest playwriting competition outside London, with prize money totalling £45,000 and the chance...
While news that Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre is to launch what’s being billed as the biggest playwrighting competition outside London with a total...
royal-exchange-manchester.wikiverse.org   (153 words)

  
 David Hamilton, Architect - The Royal Exchange
The foundation stone of the new Exchange was laid on the 18th December 1827, with full Masonic honours, by James Ewing of Strathleven, the committee of management including all the best known names among the Glasgow merchants.
On the 3rd September 1829, the Royal Exchange was opened with a great dinner with 500 guests, at which James Ewing of Strathleven occupied the chair and among the number whose healths were proposed in the spacious manner of that time, were the Earl of Glasgow, Sir Walter Stirling, and Principal McFarlane of the University.
Among notable events: during the Bread Riots of 1848, troops were billeted in the Royal Exchange, their muskets being stacked round the pillars of the news-room; and on the occasion of the marriage of the late King Edward and Queen Alexandra in 1863, a great ball took place on that spacious floor.
www.fix.law-firm.co.uk /RoyalExchangeHistory.htm   (2120 words)

  
 Royal Exchange, Manchester Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange is an impressive nineteenth century classical building in Manchester, England.
The Exchange was originally constructed to house Manchester's cotton traders and used as a cotton exchange until 1968.
However, the fact that nearby St Ann's Church survived almost unscathed is almost certainly due to the sheltering effect of the large, stone-built Exchange.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Exchange%2C_Manchester   (375 words)

  
 Royal Exchange - San Francisco, CA, 94111 - Citysearch
The mammoth Royal Mushroom Burger is served on a soft French roll and presents a savory challenge to finish in one sitting.
Royal Exchange is open Mon-Fri, and reserved for private parties on weekends.
Royal Exchange is a top spot to meet friends after work for a beer or cocktail.
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 Royal Exchange, Manchester - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange is a leading producing theatre company based in Manchester.
It is based in the the Victorian cotton exchange building.
The Biggest Room in the World: A Short History of the Royal Exchange.
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 Royal Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange in the City of London wasfounded in 1565 by Sir ThomasGresham to act as a centre of commerce for the city, where merchants andtradesman could do business.
The Royal Exchange was officially opened by QueenElizabeth I who awarded the building its Royal title, on January 23, 1571.
The Royal Exchange ceased to act as a centre of commerce in 1939, and is now anexclusive shopping centre, with a central seafood restaurant owned by Terence Conran.
www.therfcc.org /royal-exchange-66093.html   (217 words)

  
 Welcome to the Royal Society
Leading international experts are discussing the latest evidence for Antarctic climate change and its effects on the ice sheet, at a two-day scientific meeting starting today (17 October) in London at the Royal Society, the UK national academy of science.
News from the Royal Society, featuring a recent meeting of the G8 science academies in London.
Royal Society Webcasts on subjects as diverse as climate change and popular books.
www.royalsoc.ac.uk   (305 words)

  
 Royal Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
While Michael was recovering at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, his father betrayed the image of a doting...
The third Royal Exchange building still stands on the site and adheres to the original layout - consisting of a rectangular structure surrounding a central courtyard where merchants and tradesmen could do business.
The Royal Exchange ceased to act as a centre of commerce in 1939, and is now an exclusive shopping centre, with a central seafood restaurant owned by Terence Conran.
royal-exchange.wikiverse.org   (350 words)

  
 Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Over the years the Exchange has attracted a high calibre of actor to its stage from Albert Finney, Leo McKern and Tom Courtenay in the early days through successive generations including Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren and Robert Lindsay to figures such as Janet McTeer and Amanda Donohoe.
Kate Winslett and Hugh Grant both appeared at the Royal Exchange long before they made it on film.
Adrian Noble, Nicholas Hytner, Phyllida Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Robert Delamare, Matthew Lloyd and Marrianne Elliott all directed at the Exchange as associate or artistic directors at some stage and designers such as Mark Thomas, Rae Smith and Lez Brotherston have all done important work there.
www.greatartworks.com /encyclopedia/Royal_Exchange_Theatre%2C_Manchester   (1021 words)

  
 Royal Exchange theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In the centre of the Exchange hall is the "module", with 360o seating, incorporating the latest heating, air conditioning and state-of-the-art sound & lighting.
The Royal Exchange Theatre Company was formed in l968 by a group of successful theatre practitioners who were determined to give Manchester a theatre producing work of national standards.
In l976, after securing a 25 year lease on the Great Hall in Manchester's Victorian Cotton Exchange, the Company's award-winning glass and steel theatre-in-the-round was opened.
www.manchesterguide.com /whatson/royalexchange.asp   (188 words)

  
 Royal Exchange Hotel - Broken Hill, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Royal Exchange Hotel Broken Hill is situated on quiet, broad and leafy Argent Street and is a charming art deco boutique hotel.
The Royal Exchange Hotel Broken Hill has the charm of a bygone era while incorporating all the refinements of a modern, first class establishment.
It is the ideal base - whether one is visiting for business or for pleasure - and occupies a prime location close to most attractions as well as the central retail and business district, Entertainment & Convention Centre, cafés, restaurants and the town's nightlife with its numerous pubs and clubs.
www.australia-hotel-reservation.net /broken-hill/royal-exchange-hotel   (207 words)

  
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Royal Resorts
The onset of 2004 sees the Royal Group introducing various new initiatives, all of which are geared towards helping you, our members, get the most out of their membership.
This entitlement can be used in a variety of ways but we ask each member to contact their Royal Exchange office (REX) before the 30th November of each year, to make the necessary arrangements regarding their entitlement for that year.
For those members who own weeks based memberships it should be noted that as Royal Resorts operates a floating banking week system the weeks that are banked with RCI whilst being of equivalent size and season to that which you have purchased would not necessarily be of the same resort, club or week number.
www.royalresorts.com.au /faq   (1407 words)

  
 Royal Exchange in London EC3: tourist information from TourUK
The Royal Exchange was founded by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1565.
The present Royal Exchange, with its neo-classical portico, overshadows the Bank of England, and was designed by William Tite and opened by Queen Victoria in 1844.
The forecourt of the Royal Exchange was first place in Britain to have public lavatories, built in 1855 for male use only.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_sights/royalexchange1.htm   (181 words)

  
 Royal Exchange
The Royal Exchange at Threadneddle Street was originally set up by Sir Thomas Gresham in 1566 in an attempt to supplant the Bourse at Antwerp as the chief European market-place.
Rudolf Ackermann, Royal Exchange, from Microcosm of London (1808)
The spacious staircases lead to a gallery occupied by the Lord Mayor's court-office, the Royal Exchange assurance office, the merchant's seamen's office, Lloyd's subscription coffee-houses, the rooms appropriated for Gresham lectures, and counting houses for merchants and underwriters.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /LONexchange.htm   (237 words)

  
 What's A Royal Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Are you a lover of the theatre, then it might be said that oustide of London, the Royal Exchange in Manchester has no peers, at least in the opinion of this particular member of the audience.
The setting is one of the most grand, a true theatre in the round set inside the great hall of the Royal Exchange.
Combined with sets that are often stunning, always original; acting that is always on the first league and you have the guarantee of quality theatre.
ourworld.compuserve.com /HOMEPAGES/FAC/Royal_ex.htm   (157 words)

  
 Gabion: Royal Exchange Theatre - the alien goes native 1/3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Psychologically, the re-opening of the famous Royal Exchange Theatre is an enormous boost.
If one of the secrets of successful theatre is to have actors and audience sharing the same space, breathing the same air, then the Royal Exchange does this more intimately than most.
As a result, the Royal Exchange has one of the most loyal followings of any theatre in the country.
www.hughpearman.com /articles/cwa40.htm   (501 words)

  
 Palace Theatre, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester Opera House and other Manchester Theatres
The Royal Exchange Theatre is a futuristic metal and glass hi-tech structure sitting inside what was described as "the biggest room in the world" - the Great Hall of Manchester's old Cotton Exchange, which ceased trading in December 1968.
In June 1996, the Exchange was virtually at the epicentre of a mass terrorist lorry bomb which severely damaged it, as with other buildings around.
Re-opening of the Royal Exchange building took place earlier in the year 2000, along with extensive other inner city developments which have been made in the former bomb zone.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /entertain/theatres/theatres1.html   (1028 words)

  
 Welcome to the Royal Exchange Theatre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This season is given over to a broad sweep of plays drawn from the rich tradition of playwriting from the British Isles, both old and new.
The Royal Exchange Theatre's YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE GROUP will begin again in September 2005.
Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann's Square, Manchester, M2 7DH.
www.royalexchange.co.uk /index.asp   (367 words)

  
 Royal Exchange Hotel - Welcome to the Royal Exchange Hotel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Royal Exchange Hotel has recently been completely renovated and refurbished.  With all new furnishings and fittings, plus state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment, the Royal Exchange is fast becoming one of the most popular venues in the Inner Western Suburbs. 
Standing proudly on Marrickville Road in the heart of Marrickville, the Royal Exchange Hotel boasts a sports bar, public bar, a bistro with two outdoor dining areas and a brand new bottle shop with a blend of boutique products and your old favourites. 
The Royal Exchange has also launched a Badge Member's Club to reward our patrons for enjoying all the products and services that we have to offer. The Badge Draw is drawn every Wednesday between 5.00pm and 7.00pm.
www.royalexchangehotel.com.au   (204 words)

  
 RBC Royal Bank - Travel Essentials - Foreign Exchange Cheque Rate Converter
Cheque Rates apply to the conversion of paper instruments such as cheques, drafts, etc. Exchange rates for cash are less favourable to recover shipping and handling charges.
Not all foreign currencies are bought and sold by RBC Royal Bank.
Rates for exchange purposes are processed against Canadian Dollars.
www.rbcroyalbank.com /RBC:Q0loX471A8UAARMgI7s/cgi-bin/travel/fxconvert.pl   (184 words)

  
 ESOL and Royal Exchange Join Forces for Play - City College Manchester   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Pre-Intermediate ESOL students are currently involved in a second major partnership with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
In 2003, ESOL tutor Peter Kennedy invited the American playwright and poet, Cheryl Martin at the Royal Exchange to become involved with his ESOL class.
Peter Kennedy said, "The class are working with Janine Waters from the Royal Exchange and this time, they're being trained to act their performance.
www.manchester-city-coll.ac.uk /ccm_gateway.asp?NavID=557   (340 words)

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