FAMOUS INNS RAZED
TEMPLE CHURCH LOST AIR RAIDS ON LONDON (Reed. Mav 30, 9 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. The Inner and Middle Temple, the historic home of barristers and lawyers, are among the latest of London's treasures shattered and set on, fire in a recent raid. Half the Temple buildings have been destroyed. The greatest loss is the Temple Church, built in 1185, which is now a charred shell. It has been described as the finest Norman church in Europe. The registers and valuable records had been removed, including the g6ld cup that the lawyers presented to James I, whose charter gave them the freehold of the Temple outside the church. The tomb of Oliver Goldsmith has been half buried. The inscription written by Dr. Johnson has been destroyed. The Temple and Gray’s Inn were both previously subjected to a vicious attack. Serjeant’s Inn and Saint Nicolas Cole Abbey were also destroyed.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20568, 30 May 1941, Page 5
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