The first coffee house in England was run by a man called Jacob in Oxford in 1650. About four years later there was a second coffee house in Oxford, the Cirques?Johnson, also said to be run by a man called Jacob. A coffee club was also born in a private house near All Souls' College, which later became the Royal Society. 1652 saw the opening of London's first coffee house, in St. Michael's Vale, Cornhill. Michael's?Alley) and was run by Pasqua?Rosee and Mr.Bowman. Rosee was probably Greek. This café became an example of many that followed, one of the most famous being Mol's?Coffee?House in Exeter, Devon. Sir Walter Raleigh used to drink coffee and smoke his pipe there. The most famous of London's coffee houses was founded by Edward Lloyd in 1688, initially on Tower Street and later moved to Lombard Street. For the convenience of his customers, Lloyd's always had a number of forms ready to register boats that were insured by his customers. Later, the Lloyd family established one of the largest private insurance companies in the world.