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Various published sources are available on the Middle Temple, its members, and legal history and the Inns of Court in general, which may assist researchers prior to making an appointment to view archival material. They should be accessible in libraries and some have been digitised and are available on this website.
History of the Middle Temple, edited by Richard O. Havery. Hart Publishing, 2011.
While our catalogue is not available for public consultation, listed below are the majority of the series held by the Middle Temple Archive, with dates of coverage, divided into thematic sections. This list is not exhaustive of the Archive’s holdings, but is intended to enable researchers to assess its resources in relation to their research interest and narrow their enquiries.
Professional Chambers
A peaceful oasis in the midst of a busy city, Middle Temple's buildings are an interesting mix of ages, architectural styles and construction methods. For more information about our professional chambers, please click here.
For all enquires, please contact the Estates Officer Richard Simpson
Email: r.simpson@middletemple.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7427 4844
The Inn is responsible for the upkeep, letting and management of 43 buildings located in and adjacent to the Middle Temple.
Professional Chambers, Residential Chambers and two commercial tenants are situated in the majority of these buildings. In addition we have approximately 100 car parking spaces and a small range of lock up cellars in some of our buildings.
The majority of our Professional Chambers are let on leases for a term of 6 years and are subject to a mid-term rent review.
The Middle Temple employs a large number of specialist contractors to maintain the buildings, contents and grounds of its historic estate. These companies range in size from one or two people undertaking highly specialist work up to large national organisations employed on large refurbishment projects.
The Inn operates a ‘Mixed Waste Recycling’ scheme (the MWR) and this is currently arranged through Hawkins & Scott. Under this arrangement, the following items can all be disposed of in the same bags:
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic bottles
- Tin cans
This is collected and transported to a waste recycling centre where it is then profesionally sorted.
For many years, the Inn has been working to ensure that access into our buildings is made as easy as possible for those with disabilities. Ancillary to this we have tackled other issues such as the installation of an induction hearing loop in our Hall and had tactile buttons fitted into many of our lifts.
Parallel to this, we have undertaken reviews of our policies and working practices on matters such as non-discrimination to ensure that irrespective of race, colour, gender, age etc. everyone is treated equally.