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The Temple Church, a royal peculiar in the Church of England, [2] is a church in the Inner and Middle Temples located between Fleet Street and the River Thames, built by the Knights Templar for their English headquarters in the Temple precinct. It was consecrated on 10 February 1185 [3] by Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem. [4]
The Temple is an area or precinct of the City of London surrounding Temple Church. It is one of the main legal districts in London and a notable centre for English law , from the Middle Ages to the present day.
A religious or sacred precinct is the area around a religious site, such as a temple, that is dedicated to religious purposes. A religious precinct may be defined by a physical enclosure, although this is not always the case. [1] Religious precincts are an aspect of the spatiality of religion. [2] Religious precincts in urban settings often ...
The hall survived the Great Fire of London in 1666, but was damaged by bombing in the Second World War. Middle Temple Hall is at the heart of the Inn, hosting several events per year for members of the Inn (and sometimes their guests), some of which also count as qualifying sessions for student members.
Inner Temple. Extra-parochial place. Still extant in 1907. [5] Middle Temple. Extra-parochial place. Still extant in 1907. [5] New Inn. Still extra-parochial in 1907. St Alban Wood Street; St Alphage Sion College (also known St Alphage London Wall) [5] St Andrew by the Wardrobe; St Andrew Holborn Below the Bars [notes 1]
Around 160,000 tents, 150,000 toilets and a 776-mile (1,249-kilometer) drinking water pipeline have been installed at a temporary tent city covering 4,000 hectares, roughly the size of 7,500 ...
A map of the monastic houses in the City of London lost in the dissolution of the monasteries The following is a list of the monastic houses in Greater London , England. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military ...
The Inns played an important role in the history of the English Renaissance theatre.Notable literary figures and playwrights who resided in the Inns of Court included John Donne (1572-1631), Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), John Marston (1576-1634), Thomas Lodge (c. 1558-1625), Thomas Campion (1567-1620), Abraham Fraunce (c. 1559-c. 1593), Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 ...