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Lincoln's Inn
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Lincoln's Inn is the oldest of the four Inns of Court. Between the City and the West End, Lincoln's Inn comprises 4.4 hectares (11 acres), including lawns, squares, gardens, a 17th-century chapel (open Mon-Fri noon-2pm), a library, and two halls. One of these, Old Hall, dates from 1490 and has remained almost unaltered, with its linenfold paneling, stained glass, and wooden screen by Inigo Jones. It was once the home of Sir Thomas More, and it was where barristers met, ate, and debated 150 years before the Mayflower sailed on its epic voyage. Old Hall is the scene for the opening chapter of Charles Dickens's Bleak House. The other hall, Great Hall, remains one of the finest Tudor Revival buildings in London and was opened by Queen Victoria in 1843. It's now the center of the inn and is used for the formal ceremony of calling students to the bar.
Open: Mon-Thurs 9am-5:30pm, Fri 9am-5pm.Free admission to grounds.Tube: Holborn or Chancery Lane.
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