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Posted On: December 14th 2025, 09:33 am
London Topographical Society members were treated to a tour of Middle Temple this week, expertly guided by Barnaby Bryan, Archivist and Head of Collections at the Inn.
We started our tour in Middle Temple Hall. Completed in 1573 it is one of the most impressive extant Elizabethan halls in the country. Its double-hammerbeam roof, heraldic glass, Reader’s shields and top table bearing witness to centuries of history. We then explored the Bench Apartments with their rich collection of art and silverware, and then the Library to take a look at the Molyneux Globes. We also stepped out into Middle Temple garden, which overlooks the Thames. Our tour was concluded with lunch in the splendid Hall. A huge thank you to Barnaby and @middletemple for hosting us!
The LTS runs exclusive building tours for its members, offering the opportunity to explore buildings rarely accessible to the public. Please check the link in bio @londontopsoc to visit the Society’s website for details on how to join us.
#londonhistory #middletemple #listedbuilding #buildingtour #londonarchitecture elizabethanarchitecture
We started our tour in Middle Temple Hall. Completed in 1573 it is one of the most impressive extant Elizabethan halls in the country. Its double-hammerbeam roof, heraldic glass, Reader’s shields and top table bearing witness to centuries of history. We then explored the Bench Apartments with their rich collection of art and silverware, and then the Library to take a look at the Molyneux Globes. We also stepped out into Middle Temple garden, which overlooks the Thames. Our tour was concluded with lunch in the splendid Hall. A huge thank you to Barnaby and @middletemple for hosting us!
The LTS runs exclusive building tours for its members, offering the opportunity to explore buildings rarely accessible to the public. Please check the link in bio @londontopsoc to visit the Society’s website for details on how to join us.
#londonhistory #middletemple #listedbuilding #buildingtour #londonarchitecture elizabethanarchitecture
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a year agopcnorthumberland
The Temple is a place I always take friends when going on a walk round central London (top tip - start at the Lamb in Lambs Conduit St and go via the Inns Of Court to the river) - its amazing how peopel just don't know it. Question - I understood the Temple was badly blitzed how much of this is resotration?
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