Description

CAMDEN

TQ3181SW LINCOLN'S INN
798-1/107/1046 (North side)
24/10/51 The Chapel, Old Square

GV I

Chapel over open undercroft. 1619-23 by John Clark to replace
a ruined chapel on a different site; with later alterations.
Stone and rendered brickwork; green slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Originally of 3 bays, the 4th western bay
and forebuilding 1882-3 by Stephen Salter, who also re-roofed
the chapel. Western facade with central Tudor style entrance
of pointed moulded arch having hoodmould with label stops and
quatrefoil enrichment in spandrels; flanked by single light
traceried windows and full height buttresses. At 1st floor
level, central 2-light traceried window flanked by armorial
shields and then 3-light traceried windows. Above the corbel
table a 7-light traceried window with rose. East window
similar, renewed by James Wyatt, 1795-6. North and south
elevations buttressed (flying at ground storey) at bays with
four 4-light Perpendicular windows each. Parapet and buttress
pinnacles added by Stephen Salter. Undercroft with Gothic
4-centred arches, lierne-vaults and Tuscan demi-columns
attached to the piers.
INTERIOR: features of interest include original carved pew
ends, early C18 pulpit with tester, late C17 communion rail
with twisted balusters and original stained glass depicting
Apostles by Bernard van Linge and Richard Butler. The south
windows are much restored, the north largely reconstructed
after an air-raid in 1915.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the foundation stone was laid in 1620 by John
Donne, who was Preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincoln's
Inn from 1616 to 1622.

Listing NGR: TQ3102781425

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17526760

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)