Inner Temple

The West End


Duck under the archway at Old Mitre Court (47 Fleet St) and you’ll find yourself in the Inner Temple, a sprawling complex of some of the finest buildings on the river, including 17th-century terrace houses and Temple Church.

Forty-five-minute guided tours (£12) of the Inner Temple can be arranged. Check the website for details.


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1. Temple Church

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2. Middle Temple

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From the Strand, look for a studded black door labelled ‘Middle Temple Lane’, opposite Bell Yard and the Royal Courts building, and you’ll find yourself…

3. Two Temple Place

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4. Royal Courts of Justice

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5. St Clement Danes

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Christopher Wren designed the original church here in 1682, but only the walls and a steeple added by James Gibbs in 1719 survived bombing in 1941; the…

6. Dr Johnson’s House

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This 16th-century Georgian pile is one of the few surviving in the City, and it was the home of Samuel Johnson, author of the first serious English…

7. St Bride’s

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8. Bush House

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