Delving into the history of the landscape of the Middle Temple Garden between the 16th and 20th centuries - from its beginning as a medieval riverbed to ‘the most delectable piece of greensward in London’.
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Taking a closer look at the Temple Church silver, in the context of the religious and political conflicts of the seventeenth century.
An exploration of the history of the Middle Temple Gate, the main entrance to the Inn from Fleet Street. Several versions of the gate have existed over the course of seven hundred years, providing the Society with the means to protect and maintain order within the Temple.
Examining the troubled tenure of Dr Paul Micklethwaite and his various disputes with the Temple – social, financial, and religious – which resulted in adjudication by King Charles I.
While the lives and accomplishments of members of the Temple community are the subject of much research, the fate of their earthly remains receives much less attention. This edition explores the subject of burial at the Temple from the early medieval period to the mid nineteenth century.
This month we will look at the history of Middle Temple, quite literally, through the window exploring their involvement in the Inn's history through the stained glass in Hall, window taxes, repair works and unwitting participation in misdemeanours around the Inn.
Uncovering a variety of complaints made to the Inn over the past 400 years, with grievances ranging from being kept awake by noisy neighbours to dissatisfied diners in Hall.
The Middle Temple is not only a place of education and work, but also home to a strong residential population. This month we explore the life of those living in a residential chamber at the Inn over the past few centuries.
Exploring the complicated and challenging environment faced by Roman Catholics at the Middle Temple over the centuries, from state surveillance to emancipation, via the building of Hall, the Gordon Riots and a mysterious stained glass pomegranate.
Shining a light on past methods of illumination at the Inn, reliance on natural light and dim, smoky candles giving way to oil and gas, and finally to the bright electric lighting of the present.