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Wednesday 13 July 2011

Lincoln's Inn -Great Hall

The buildings at Lincoln's Inn have been in here since 1422, although a society of lawyers of the same name has been in existence longer than that. As with much history the origins have more than one story. Was it named after Henry de lacy third earl of Lincoln or Thomas de Lincoln one of the searjeants at law?
The Great Hall above was built in 1843 as the old hall had become too small. Officially opened by Queen Victoria in 1845. The Victorians were responsible for many grand buildings in London and much of the infrastructure.

9 comments:

Angie said...

A grand building indeed (love the 3 'lads' following a rather grand looking gentleman).

A Daft Scots Lass said...

The Victorians sure did like their space!

Montreal Photo Daily said...

Nice one! It's a gorgeous building.
Have a happy Wednesday MO!

Karine said...

A lovely building :o) I am always fascinated by the history behind the buildings you take photos of, thank you for furthering my education! lol

Anonymous said...

Is this IN London or up in Lincolnshire?

Ken Mac said...

wonderful angle

Jenny Woolf said...

I love that part of London. So quirky.

Jack said...

This photo deserves being enlarged and then studied. It is handsome.

Anonymous said...

This is at Lincoln's Inn?! I've never seen it before, although I haven't spent much time there, admittedly. I'll have to pay it a visit, great shot of a lovely old building.

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