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2 . Lincoln’s Inn BLOOMSBURY Islington
The Court of Chancery sat here, & FITZROVIA SMITHFIELD &
in Old Hall, from 1835 until 1858. SPITALFIELDS
Sir John Taylor Coleridge, nephew HOLBORN &
THE INNS
of the poet, was a well-known OF COURT
judge of the time. THE CITY
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GARDEN & T h a m e s
THE STRAND
SOUTH SOUTHWARK &
BANK BANKSIDE
Locator Map
See Central London Map pp16–17

7 Royal Courts of Justice
The country’s main court for
civil cases and appeals was
built in 1882. It is made out
of 35 million bricks faced
with Portland stone.
8 Law Society
Look for the gold lions on the railings
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of the Law Society’s headquarters.
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For two centuries this was
P O R T U G A L S T R E E T STREET C R E T T E F press. The newspaper offices
the centre of the national
moved out in the 1980s.
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superb half-timbered façade
(1610) that survived the Fire.
James I’s eldest son, Prince
Henry, had a room on the first
S T R A N D M D floor of this former tavern.
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6 St Clement Danes 9 Temple Bar Memorial q . Temple
Designed by Wren A dragon marks where This area was first home to the
(1679), this is the Royal the City of London Knights Templar, who were based
Air Force’s church. meets Westminster. here in the 13th century.
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