Lincoln’s Inn Chapel, London

Another hidden gem in my Inns of Court adventure is Lincoln’s Inn Chapel.

The current Chapel was completed in 1623, replacing a smaller one. There is a small fragment of carving from the original chapel on display beside the current pulpit.

The Chapel windows contain some beautiful seventeenth century stained glass.
Some of the windows include the arms of Treasurers of the Inn, and these date from 1680 and begin in the east window.

The Chapel has a distinctive Undercroft, where benchers were occasionally buried through the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It was also known in the eighteenth century as a place where mothers left their babies if they were unable to care for them. These foundling children, as they were known, were usually then cared for by the Inn, at least initially, and were given the surname Lincoln.

Couldn’t access the old hall great hall or library as there are restoration works  going on.😕