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...
The Telegraph: "That November farewell, given in aid of a Polish charity, came at the end of a difficult six-month British sojourn, whi...
Born 1881, editor of Punch, 1932 - 1949, E. V. Knox (Evoe), essayist and poet, lived here from 1945 until his death in 1971.
The English Heritage listing does indeed say "Benjamin Rule" but we are assuming that is a mistake since Rules themselves say Thomas (Be...
The library is the northern building, pools to the south. The Library plaque is below the bay window. The Baths plaque is on the white s...
The building to the east, Marconi House, has close connections to this site and we have recorded some of their joint history there.
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