This isn’t a museum; it’s a working building. Major financial firms like insurance giant Aon call it home. So, yes, there are a lot of serious people doing serious number crunching inside. But because of the Roman temple and the snazzy design, they probably feel a tiny bit more inspired than the folks in a beige cube farm.
There’s also a public restaurant and café on the ground floor, so you don’t need a golden credit card to enjoy the space. You can sit with your laptop, pretend you’re a hedge fund manager, and then realize you’re just buying a banana. The building doesn’t judge. It just gleams at you.
The interior is all about light and space. The atrium is vast—like a cathedral for capitalism, but with more pot plants. It even has a “winter garden” on the roof, which I imagine is a place where suits go to contemplate the meaning of their quarterly reports while surrounded by trees. Very Zen. Very expensive Zen.
The Location Perks
Let’s talk postcode: EC4N 8AF. You’re a stone’s throw from Bank station, the Mansion House, and St. Paul’s Cathedral. If you get bored of the Roman temple, you can literally walk to the London Wall or the Guildhall in under five minutes. It’s like the building is saying, “Look at all this history! And also, here’s a Pret.”
Also, the building has a direct view of the “One New Change” shopping centre across the street, which is both a blessing (shopping) and a curse (impulse buys). I once saw someone leave 25 Walbrook, walk into the Apple Store, and buy a laptop. That’s the power of a good location—it makes you financially irresponsible in the most convenient way possible.
BCO Launch London Awards at Walbrook Building
And because it’s the City of London, the streets around it are a delightful mix of ancient alleyways and modern chaos. You can stand on the pavement, hear a Roman ghost whisper, and then get nearly hit by a Deliveroo cyclist. Culture.
