Plaque

Old Hall

Inscription

This hall was built in the fifth year of king Henry VII and restored by the arch and workmen of the honble society in the eighteenth year of King George V.

{We decode this as:
This hall was built in 1490 and restored by the architect and workmen of Lincoln's Inn in 1928.}

Note The proper title of each Inn is 'The Honourable Society of . . . .',

Site: Old Hall (1 memorial)

WC2, Old Square, Chapel

The plaque is not the white rectangle you can see in the photo. It is inside the arch on the wall that you could see but it's too dark for even that.

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Old Hall

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Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn

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King George V

Reigned: 1910 - 1936.  Born third in line to the throne, after his father (wh...

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King Henry VII

Reigned: 1485 - 1509. Buried Westminster Abbey. 2025: Ian Visits reported on...

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