Temple Bar London
Ceremonial City of London gateway dating from the 1600s, now the entrance to Paternoster Square.
The Gateway to the City of London
Commissioned by King Charles II, and designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the arch of Portland stone was constructed between 1669 and 1672 by Thomas Knight, the City Mason and Joshua Marshall, Master of the Masons’ Company.
About
In 2004 Temple Bar – the ancient western gateway to the City of London – was returned to the Square Mile as part of the redevelopment of Paternoster Square by Mitsubishi Estates. Since the end of the 19th century it had languished at Theobalds Park in Hertfordshire having been removed from its original Fleet Street location. The return to the City was arranged by Temple Bar Trust, whose first Chairman Sir Hugh Wontner (Lord Mayor of London 1973-74) suggested that this jewel of a building might become the home of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects. Temple Bar and the adjacent Paternoster Lodge now comprise the home for the Architects’ Company – the smallest of all the Livery Halls in the City.
The rooms are available to hire for meetings and dinners. Both rooms are fully accessible to all users. An education programme is running that introduces students, visitors and the City community to the area’s architectural heritage and modern architecture.
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