8 LLOYDS AVENUE, City Of London. Construction workers laying a 'hollow pot' reinforced concrete floor at number 8 Lloyds Avenue. The 'hollow pot' system, known as the Kahn system, was invented by Julius Kahn in 1903 and was much used for flooring. This building was designed by Richard Norman Shaw for Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers. Photographed by Bedford Lemere and Co. in 1907.

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