No. 1, Inner Temple Lane
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These chambers were built in 1858 by Sydney Smirke,
after the demolition of some old buildings in Inner Temple Lane,
one of which was dated 1657. The former No. 4 straddled the lane
and adjoined the Church porch, with an archway underneath.
Plaque from No. 2, Inner
Temple Lane, with the initials of Edmund Prideaux, Treasurer;
removed to the Library in 1858, and destroyed in the Blitz. |
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The new name commemorates the residence of Dr Samuel
Johnson at No. 1 (formerly called Black Buildings). Over the doorway
of No. 2 are the initials and arms of John Arthur Roebuck, Treasurer
1857, and Russell Gurney, Treasurer 1858.
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