[1] These were a group of buildings and legal institutions in London initially attached to the Inns of Court and used as offices for the clerks of chancery, from which they drew their name.
Existing from at least 1344, the Inns gradually changed their purpose, and became both the offices and accommodation for solicitors (as the Inns of Court were to barristers) and a place of initial training for barristers.
[12] The Inn was acquired by the London County Council in 1899 for its Kingsway improvement scheme.
[1] The buildings of New Inn were pulled down in 1902 to make way for Aldwych (and Kingsway) to connect Holborn and the Strand.
[10] Australia House occupies part of the site of New Inn.