Silver commemorative trowel from the Topping-out ceremony for No.1 St. Swithin's Lane, presented to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1931-2022), 2001
Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836), initially took the premises of New Court, St Swithin’s Lane in the City in 1809 as a home for his family and a base from which to build his business; it was short stroll away from the bank of England and the Royal Exchange where Nathan would soon make his mark.
In 1860, the first re-building of New Court began, and in 1865 a new building, in the style of a grand Italian ‘palazzo’ opened for business. In 1962, after nearly a century, the decision was taken to rebuild New Court for a third time.
Business expanded in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1997, N M Rothschild & Sons Limited acquired the lease of 1 King William Street, opposite New Court, and in 2001, premises adjacent to New Court were acquired and remodelled. Pictured here is the late Sir Evelyn de Rothschild (1931-2022), Chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, at the Topping-out ceremony for No.1 St Swithin’s Lane, together with the ceremonial trowel presented by the contactors to mark the event. New Court was rebuilt again for a fourth time between 2008-2012.
Sir Evelyn de Rothschild joined N M Rothschild & Sons aged 26. In 1976 he took over as Chairman of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited. Sir Evelyn is remembered for leading the London business in the field of privatisation. He served until 2003 when he oversaw the merger of the family's French and UK houses.
