The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

Temple Church Visit

On a wet Thursday evening in November a group from the Company had a guided tour of Temple Church, by the Reader the Reverend Mark Hatcher.

Mark took us round the church explaining its history and the important role that it plays not only in the lives of Inner and Middle Temple but also in constitutional history. It was in the original part of Temple Church that the detail of Magna Carta was negotiated in 1215 between King John and the barons. Later it also had a connection to the American Declaration of Independence, as six members of Middle or Inner Temple were signatories to the Declaration in 1776.

The church is a beautiful and historic building and well worth a visit.

The evening concluded with supper in the Pegasus Bar and Restaurant in Inner Temple.