Middle Temple Law Library


Today, the class went to the Middle Temple Law Library.  This is one of the four law libraries in London and a lawyer must join one of the four.  Each of the law libraries has a royal sponsor and the Middle Temple Law Library has Price William is its sponsor which encourages fundraising.  Each temple has a hall and a library.  It survived the fire of London, the war and the hall was established in 1570.  It is very beautiful. 




 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

V&A Blythe House

Image
Today the class visited the V&A Blythe House.  This is where the archives are stored and viewed in the reading room.  The Blythe House will be sold within the next five years and the collections will be moved to the Kensington location.  The V&A Archives holds 10,000 items, including the Children's Book Collection.  It is open to the public, therefore it has a reading room since it is a public insitution. Most of the collections are in good condition and most of the pictures are mounted which is the best way to store them.  Many of the collections are not catalouged because many collections were given before computer systems were brought in.  The V&A Blythe House is known for its Beatrix Potter collection.  We were shown a lot of Beatrix Potter items which I enjoyed but it would have been neat to see other items from other collections. While at the V&A Blythe House, we met Andrew Wiltshire who is a member of the Beatrix Potter...
Read more

Barbican Library

Image
Today was an adventure as the weather was windy, rainy and cold.   The Library that was visited was the Barbican Library that was located in the City of London.  Yes, there is a city within a city!   The Barbican Library was not too difficult to get to however when one arrives the Library does not look like an ordinary one at all.  The building that the Library is housed in is made out of concrete.  It is very thick concrete, as well.  There is a theatre, restaurant and a coffee bar as well near the library. The Barbican Library was established in 1982, it is one of three libraries within the City of London and it is the largest.  The other two are the Shoe Lane Library and the Artizan Street Library.  All three librarians work together and if one checks out a book from Shoe Lane they can return it to the Barbican or even to the Artizan Street location. The librarian expressed the concern of effectively using the space within the library whic...
Read more