Fountain Court
Names
- Fountain Court
- the Hall Court
Street/Area/District
- Fountain Court
Maps & Views
- 1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London (Ogilby & Morgan): the Hall Court
- 1720 London (Strype): Fountain Court
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Fountain Court
- 1799 London (Horwood): Fountain Court
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Fountain Court
On the west side of Middle Temple Lane, within the Temple precincts (P.O. Directory) on the north side of Middle Temple Hall. In Farringdon Ward Without.
First mention: Rocque, 1746.
Former name: "The Hall Court" (q.v.).
There is a fountain in the Court.
from A New View of London, by Edward Hatton (1708)
Fountain Court, in the Middle Temple, is adorned with an excellent Fountain of Water, which is kept in so good order as always to force its Stream to a vast and almost incredible Altitude. It is fenced with Timber Pallisadoes constituting a Quadrangle, wherein grow several loft Trees, and without are Walks extending on every side of the Quadrangle, all paved with Purbeck, very pleasant and delightful.
from London and Its Environs Described, by Robert and James Dodsley (1761)
Fountain court, Middle Temple. ✽
from Lockie's Topography of London, by John Lockie (1810)
Fountain-Court, Middle Temple-Lane,—the second on the R. from 4, Fleet-st. by Temple-bar, leading into Garden-court on the L. and to New-court and Essex-st. on the R.
from A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs, by James Elmes (1831)
Fountain-Ct.—isin Middle Temple-lane, the second turning on the right hand from Fleet-street.