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Before the fires of 1666 and 1677, 4 King's Bench Walk, with what is now 5 and 6 King's Bench Walk was known as King's Bench Buildings. 4 King's Bench Walk is located opposite the Inner Temple Library. Like the other buildings on the row, it was rebuilt in 1678 following the London fire of 1677. The
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in 1312, the grounds were given to the Knights Hospitaller, Order of St John. It was during the 14th century whilst the Temple was still in Hospitaller possession that two colleges of law were founded within its grounds. By 1388, two distinct societies had formed and they were known as Inner Temple
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has been home to various sets of barristers over the years. However there is now only one, 4 King's Bench Walk Chambers (known as 4KBW) headed by Gavin Holme. 4KBW is one of the last remaining true common law chambers, with barristers with expertise in every area of the law. In addition there is a
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King's Bench Walk takes its name from the Office of the King's Bench, which was first situated along the row in 1621. King's Bench Walk has held buildings since before 1548. These buildings were destroyed during the
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previously practised from this set. 12KBW now occupies both number 12 and number 13 King's Bench Walk, and is a top-ranked set for personal injury, industrial disease, travel, and related areas of law.
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which boasts the tallest steeple to be designed by Wren. 4 King's Bench Walk is one of the few fortunate buildings in the Inner Temple to have escaped destruction by enemy action during the
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firm of solicitors, Preiskel Solicitors, who specialise in media and telecommunications law, and a private residence on the top floor. Notable former residents of number four include
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placed above the arched doorway to number four which also mentions Richard Powell being treasurer of the Inner Temple when 4 King's Bench Walk was rebuilt in 1678.
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In 1162 the Templars purchased the grounds now known as Temple to be used as their new, larger headquarters. One of the oldest structures still remaining is the
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In addition, the signature "Thos Dainand", dated "March 19, 1793", has been scratched into one of the window panes of the first-floor library.
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is home to the chambers of Paul Russell QC, commonly known as 12KBW. 12KBW was led in the early 20th Century by Montague Berryman QC.
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in 1666. The buildings that replaced them were also destroyed in the subsequent London fire of 1677.
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and Middle Temple. Since then, the Temple has been associated with the legal profession and
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which is a historical western Christian military order that was established in 1118 AD.
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refers to King's Bench Walk in its previous form, as King's Bench Buildings:
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King's Bench Walk is mentioned in numerous novels such as Charles Dickens'
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and the City of London also takes its name from the historical Order.
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King's Bench Walk has specific mention in chapter one of the novel
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Appeasement and All Souls: A Portrait with Documents, 1937–1939
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Hugh H. L. Bellot, The Inner and Middle Temple (1902), page 58
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The inscription can be seen on four separate tiles divided by
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Following the downfall of the Knights Templar in 1307 and its
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building bears an inscription that documents these events;
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by R. Austin Freeman. The novel forms part of a series of
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Index

King's Bench Walk

Temple
City of London
barristers' chambers
Inner Temple
Inns of Court
Middle Temple
Lincoln's Inn
Gray's Inn
Knights Templar
Temple Church
Temple Bar
Royal Courts of Justice
Westminster
dissolution
Pope Clement V
the Bar

Great Fire of London
doric
triglyphs
Sir Christopher Wren
St Paul's Cathedral
Ludgate Hill
St Brides Church
second world war
Grade I listed building
Grade II listed buildings

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