Lincoln's Inn
51°31′01.65″N 00°06′52.48″W / 51.5171250°N 0.1145778°W
- For the Lincoln's Inn Society at Harvard Law School see Lincoln's Inn Society.
Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. Lincoln's Inn is thought to be the oldest of the four Inns of Court,[1] and can trace its history back to 1422,[1] although its actual origins are even older.
It is situated in Holborn, in the London Borough of Camden, just on the border with the City of London and the City of Westminster, and across the road from Royal Courts of Justice. The nearest tube station is Chancery Lane.
Architecture
Stone Buildings were designed by Sir Robert Taylor and the Great Hall by the father and son architects, Philip and Philip Charles Hardwick. Another famous architect, Giles Gilbert Scott, also contributed to the Great Hall and it can be clearly seen which part Philip Hardwick wanted to be known for as his initials are shown one side of the building as P.H - 1843.
Gallery
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Great Hall -
This 1845 banquet in the recently built New Hall was attended by Queen Victoria.
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The Hall of Lincoln's Inn, 1892, by Herbert Railton
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![Part of Lincoln's Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c.1830.[2]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Lincoln%27s_Inn._%28old%29_hall%2C_chapel_and_chancery_court_by_Thomas_Shepherd%2C_1830.jpg/120px-Lincoln%27s_Inn._%28old%29_hall%2C_chapel_and_chancery_court_by_Thomas_Shepherd%2C_1830.jpg)
Part of Lincoln's Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c.1830.[2]
![Part of Lincoln's Inn drawn by Thomas Shepherd c.1830.[2]](/wiki/File:Lincoln%27s_Inn._(old)_hall,_chapel_and_chancery_court_by_Thomas_Shepherd,_1830.jpg)
Famous Members
- Lord Denning
- Sir Thomas More
- Richard Cromwell
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan
- Muhammad Iqbal, Indian muslim poet famous for the idea of Pakistan, philosopher, politician
- John Henry Cardinal Newman
- Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of India
- Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- Cherie Blair QC (Known professionally as Cherie Booth QC)
- John Donne
- Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- William Osgoode, first Chief Justice of Ontario after whom Osgoode Hall (and by proxy Osgoode Hall Law School) was named
Preachers of Lincoln's Inn
The office of Preacher of Lincoln's Inn or Preacher to Lincoln's Inn is a clerical office in the Church of England.[2] Past incumbents include:
Other organisations based in the Inn
- 68 Signal Squadron
Notes
- ^ The others are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn.
- ^ This illustration shows the Hall (now the Old Hall), the Chapel and Chancery Court.
See also
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