This building was erected in 1774 to accommodate the six clerks of the King's High Court of Chancery when they moved from their old office in Chancery Lane. The six clerks were abolished in 1842-5-6 Vict.C.103.
WC2, Stone Buildings, 10
When, on the opening of the Law Courts in 1882, no 10 became vacant the Inns of Court Rifle Corps moved in.
Lincoln's Inn provides a good history of Stone Buildings.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Chancery
Originally in offices in Chancery Lane, the six clerks of the King's High Cou...
Jean Rhys, 1890 - 1979, writer lived here in flat 22, 1936 - 1938. English Heritage
We could not read the plaque itself but it is shown very clearly in the British Pathe film.
Greater London Council Charles Townley, 1737 - 1805, antiquary and collector, lived here.
At the time gilded lettering incised into granite was a popular technique. We can't say what it was like when new but its legibility has ...
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