Staple Inn: Customs House, Wool Court, and Inn of Chancery; Its Mediæval Surroundings and Associations (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Elijah Williams

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 036408541X ISBN 13: 9780364085417

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Staple Inn: Customs House, Wool Court, and Inn of Chancery takes you inside a landmark of London's past, tracing its medieval roots and enduring place in the city’s story.

This thorough, illustrated history explains how Staple Inn grew from a medieval customs ground into a celebrated Elizabethan hall. It details the building’s construction, later restorations, and the changing roles of the inn and its surrounding streets, including ties to Gray’s Inn and the broader legal world of London. The book also examines the surrounding Holborn area, offering a vivid sense of how place shaped purpose across centuries.

• Discover the origin of the inn’s name and how its wool staple ties connect to medieval trade.
• Learn how the site functioned as an Inn of Chancery and how freehold chambers passed through generations.
• See how restoration and conservation brought the frontage, hall, and interiors back to a historically informed appearance.
• Explore maps, plans, and appendices with lists of admissions, surrenders, and key historical details.

Ideal for readers of London history, architectural history, and medieval legal life, this edition offers clear context, concrete details, and a welcoming,阅读-friendly narrative.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 036408541X
• ISBN 13: 9780364085417
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 234