The houses around this prime central London location were built for high society names such as Inigo Jones - the first significant English architect of the Early Modern period, who had a hand in the original layout of the grounds. Building was interrupted by the English Civil War, and when fashionable London moved westward towards Chelsea it was eminent barristers and legal professionals who largely came to occupy the area surrounding Lincoln’s Inn Fields, drawn by its proximity to the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand.
The 5-hectare space has not been significantly changed the early 19th century, and amongst its trees include lawns, public tennis courts and a bandstand.
Note: the park’s gates are closed every evening at dusk
Details
- Address:
- Lincoln’s Inn Fields
- WC2A 3TL
- Transport:
- Holborn and Chancery Lane Underground stations