Sergeants' Inn
Names
- Sergeants' Inn
- le Sergeantes Inne
- Serjeants Inn
Street/Area/District
- Fleet Street
Maps & Views
- 1553-9 Londinum (Braun & Hogenberg, 1572): Sergeants' Inn (?)
- 1553-9 London ("Agas Map" ca. 1633): Sergeants' Inn (?)
- 1560 London (Jansson, 1657): Sergeants' Inn (?)
- 1677 A Large and Accurate Map of the City of London (Ogilby & Morgan): Serjeants Inne
- 1720 London (Strype): Serjeant's Inn
- 1746 London, Westminster & Southwark (Rocque): Serjeants Inn
- 1799 London (Horwood): Serjeant's Inn
Descriptions
from A Dictionary of London, by Henry Harben (1918)
Sergeants' Inn
On the south side of Fleet Street, adjoining the east side of the Temple precincts, in Farringdon Ward Without (O.S. 1880).
Another house of the Serjeants-at-Law.
First mention: "le Sergeantes Inne," 36 H. VIII. (L. and P. H. VIII. XIX. (1), p. 177).
It was the property of the Dean and Chapter of York, and prior to its occupation by the Serjeants, temp. H. VIII., it had been used as a private dwelling house (N. and Q. 11th S. IV. p. 73).
Granted to Edward Montague, 3 Ed. VI. (Pat. R. Ed. VI.). Claim contested by the Serjeants, 1606 (H. MSS. Com. Beaulieu, p. 50).
Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt in a more fair, substantial and uniform manner (Strype, ed. 1720, I. iii. 277).
In the 18th century the Serjeants here removed to the Chancery Lane Inn and this hall was taken by the Amicable Assurance Society, 1737. Now occupied by the Church of England Sunday School Institute (N. and Q. 11th S. VI. p. 67).
from A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, by John Strype (1720)
the Serjeants Inn, so called, for that divers Judges and Serjeants at the Law keep a Commons, and are lodged there in Term times.
This Serjeants Inn, seems to have been sometime a Garden belonging to the New Temple; and granted by King Henry III. to a Bishop of Chichester. For such a Patent is found; R. Chichester. Epo. nov. Templ. Gardinum in Vico ante novum Templum London.
This, or some other Messuage of Serjeant Inn, was in the Crown in Edward VI. his Reign. Who in his 3d Year, sold all the said Messuage, Lordship, and Hereditament thereof, to Sir Edward Mountague, and John Champanet.]
from London and Its Environs Described, by Robert and James Dodsley (1761)
Sergeants Inn, on the south side of Fleet street, almost opposite to the end of Fetter lane. It consists of a court surrounded with handsome new buildings, among which are the Society’s chapel and hall; and a very handsome edifice belonging to the Amicable Society.
The officers belonging to this Inn, are, a Steward, a Master Cook, and a Chief Butler.
from Lockie's Topography of London, by John Lockie (1810)
Serjeants-Inn, Fleet-Street,—at 50, being that number of houses on the R. from Temple-bar.
from A Topographical Dictionary of London and Its Environs, by James Elmes (1831)
Serjeant's-Inn, Fleet street, is about fifty houses on the right hand side of the street, going from Temple-bar. It was formerly an inn of court, but is now private property. It consists of a small quadrangle of handsome dwelling houses, principaUy occupied by barristers and solicitors. On the eastern side is the handsome edifice belonging to the Amicable Society (which see) designed by Mr. Adam.