A public house called the Czar's Head used to stand at No. 48, so named because
Peter the Great used to drink there when he was learning shipbuilding at
Deptford. Somewhere on Tower Street in 1688, Edward Lloyd opened
Lloyd's Coffee House, where the insurance market
Lloyd's of London originated. In 1691, Lloyd relocated his shop to nearby
Lombard Street; today Lloyd's is based on
Lime Street. Great Tower Street is home to a number of restaurants and offices, including the southern entrance to
No. 3 Minster Court, and
Plantation Place South. It formed part of the
marathon course of the
2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games. The women's Olympic marathon took place on 5 August and the men's on 12 August. The Paralympic marathons were held on 9 September. ==Governance==