A splendid crisp autumn day awaited members of the District, along with their partners and friends for the District's Autumn Social Event at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn in central London. Attendees assembled in the undercroft of the chapel in the magnificent grounds of Lincoln's Inn to await their tour guides for the day.
With 39 in attendance, the group was split in 2 and conducted around the magnificent buildings and rooms. Both guides were historians from the library and were extremely knowlegeable of the history and architecture of the site. From the undercroft we visited the Chapel situated above, where we saw possibly a member of the OSM in the stain glass, Robert Roupell who was Treasurer in 1863 (See the photos). From there we moved on to the Old Hall which dates back to the 13th century with its original ceiling still intact. We were then treated to a viewing of the smallest building in London, an Ostler House.
Moving on we visited the Drawing room and Library. Unfortunately we were unable to take pictures in the library which was a shame because it was like walking onto a film set as it looked strangely familiar and has been seen in many film and TV shows.
The final room was The Great Hall, where we had lunch. This was basically their canteen, but what a canteen!! We sat down to eat and were treated with a Latin delicacy "Magnus mac et fricta!!", a local dish favoured by the legal profession, M'Lord.
Suitably fed attendees made their farewells and departed to make their way home.
