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Lawyers' London Free Tour: the Royal Courts of Justice & Inns of Court
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Provided by:
Keith Eyles
Duration
2h 45min
Meeting point
Temple Underground Station, Victoria Embankment
Languages
English
From €0
Tip based
Free Booking. Free Cancellation.
No fixed price — pay what you feel the tour is worth.
Overview
You will hear how the Inns of Court in this small area of London, almost by accident, fostered the development of English Common Law, which spread around the world to the USA, India, Pakistan, Africa, and Australia. People who changed the world worked, lived, entertained, and were educated in the Medieval and Elizabethan Inns:
- Seven of the signatories to the American Declaration of Independence
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, who owned 200 bespoke (made-to-measure) suits.
- Mahatma Gandhi, who had to promise his mother that he would abstain from meat, alcohol, and women before he could enroll in the Inner Temple.
- Helena Normanton, the first woman to enroll to become a barrister (1919), had to eat 70 dinners in Middle Temple to qualify as a lawyer
- Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are members of the Middle Temple.
- Sir William Blackstone, who influenced common and criminal law in the USA and British Commonwealth, stated: “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”
The oldest building on the tour is the Knights Templar Church, built in 1162 AD, which was one of the bases for King John during the Magna Carta negotiations.
- Seven of the signatories to the American Declaration of Independence
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, who owned 200 bespoke (made-to-measure) suits.
- Mahatma Gandhi, who had to promise his mother that he would abstain from meat, alcohol, and women before he could enroll in the Inner Temple.
- Helena Normanton, the first woman to enroll to become a barrister (1919), had to eat 70 dinners in Middle Temple to qualify as a lawyer
- Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are members of the Middle Temple.
- Sir William Blackstone, who influenced common and criminal law in the USA and British Commonwealth, stated: “It is better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.”
The oldest building on the tour is the Knights Templar Church, built in 1162 AD, which was one of the bases for King John during the Magna Carta negotiations.
Tour Conditions
Accessibility
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum Attendees
No minimum attendees
Children
Suitable for families with children
Extra Fees
No additional cost
Pets
Not allowed
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This activity includes:
- Temple Church
- Inner Temple Garden
- Temple Bar London
- Staple Inn
- Old Hall
- The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- North Lawn Gardens
- Royal Courts of Justice
- Ostler's Hut
- The Law Society Hall
- Twinings - The Strand
- The Old Bank of England
- Gray's Inn Square and South Square Gardens
On arrival
I will be sitting or standing in front of the Temple Bar Cafe which is next to the entrance to Temple Underground Station.
Free Cancellation
You are free to cancel a booking anytime. We kindly remind you to cancel bookings you cannot arrive for. Being reported as absent decreases your customer level points and the benefits you can enjoy.
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