Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln’s in is described as “a spacious college composed of several buildings”. Next to the college are the fields of Lincoln’s Inn which is made up of mansions belonging to Dukes of Ancaster and Newcastle. The Fields of Lincoln’s Inn are located past Covent garden.
Gray's Inn
Grays Inn is another one of the four colleges in London that serves to train lawyers. The purpose of the Inns has remained the same for hundreds of years “Gray's Inn and the other three Inns of Court remain the only bodies legally allowed to call a barrister to the Bar” (Wikipedia). The Inns had steadily grown in popularity since the reign of Elizabeth I and James I, they lost momentum during the English civil war.
Inner Temple
Beyond the bar is what is referred to as the Temple or Inner Temple. The Temple is an area or a series of buildings the is used as a college for training the elite lawyers of London and is “surrounded by walls and fine gardens”. However, before becoming a college, the area was used by the knights of templar. The knights moved out of the space during the reign of King Henry II.
Temple Bar
Temple bar is the first gate to the city of London and located on the western end, touching Westminster. Temple bar is described as “A large gate at the end of Strand street” (De Saussure). The gate is made of stone and includes four statues and niches, as it is bulky over the top. The gate represents the special power of the cities political occupants and is closed whenever there is a proclamation or the death of a king.
The Royal Proclamation of 12 June 1672
The Royal Proclamation of 1672 was put into effect on June 12. This address was established by King Charles II to maintain power. In order to do that he had to regulate the spread of false news within coffeehouses, this proclamation ultimately suppressed these establishments. False news applied to any news that did not directly originate from the court and its letter office, even if the news was true. Coffeehouses were deemed, by the king, to encourage political dissent and rebellious attitudes.
Parliament - House of Commons
The House of Commons is a large square hall with seating throughout. It is designed to hold as many members as possible with no hierarchy seating chart. There is then an elevated chair in the middle of the hall for the President of the Chamber. Around him sit the clerks and secretaries. Sitting above the ground is a gallery where noblemen can listen in on debates being had below.
Parliament - The House of Lords
The house of lords consists of a large chamber with an elevated platform and chair at the end of it. This is where the King would sit, in a large armchair, with the Prince of Wales on his left and the Duke of York, the King’s brother on the other.
Old London Bridge
The Thames bridge also known as the London bridge was built in different materials but in 1725, the bridge was made of medieval stone arches. The original wooden bridge was built in 50 AD. The remodel of the bridge was started because Henry the II wanted to remake the bridge with a chapel at the center to remember his friend Thomas Becket after he was murdered. (“London Bridge,” n.d.)
The Church of St. Mary-le-Bow
The church of St. Mary-le-Bow is on the fine street of Cheapside in the City of London, where the church was rebuilt by Christopher Wren in 1666 after the “Great Fire of 1666. According to De Saussure (78), the church is the finest in London and has the best ringing of the bells, according to a tradition, a person with a cocky British accent called a Cockney had to be born by listening to the bells of St. Mary-le-Bow instead of the other churches in London (De Saussure, 78).