Inner Temple

You are entering a place defined by centuries of legal tradition, though its origins are tied to a warrior order. The Inner Temple stands on land once occupied by the Knights Templar in the twelfth century, the legendary crusading order that built the nearby circular church. When the order was abolished in the early fourteenth century, the site passed into the hands of lawyers who began establishing their own societies here. This transition marked the beginning of its identity as one of the four prestigious Inns of Court, the institutions that hold the exclusive authority to call barristers to the bar in England and Wales.