This building was erected in 1774 to accommodate the six clerks of the King's High Court of Chancery when they moved from their old office in Chancery Lane. The six clerks were abolished in 1842-5-6 Vict.C.103.
WC2, Stone Buildings, 10
When, on the opening of the Law Courts in 1882, no 10 became vacant the Inns of Court Rifle Corps moved in.
Lincoln's Inn provides a good history of Stone Buildings.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chancery
Originally in offices in Chancery Lane, the six clerks of the King's High Cou...
{In a circle around the edge of the image:} Roman warehouse uncovered 20 yards south of here. Dated 100 AD. Recovered 1988. Preserved.
English Heritage John Groom, 1845 - 1919, philanthropist, who founded workshops for disabled girls nearby, lived here.
At Bostock.net we found the coat of arms for Geoffrey Rowley Bostock (1880 - 1961), the same as the one on this plaque.
The steps are rather grand for a public park and look to us as if left over from a now-demolished substantial building (factory, head off...
The plaque is on the ground near the Lewisham war memorial.
