The Hall And Attached Railings

The Hall is a banqueting hall located on the south side of a courtyard, built in 1581 for Richard Champion, the principal of the Inn. It was destroyed during the Second World War and was rebuilt in a similar style around 1955 by Edward Maufe. The building is constructed of brown brick with stone dressings and features a slate roof with a parapet and a plain band below. It is a single-storey structure with four bays, including former "screens" at the west end.

The north facade, facing Staple Inn Court, has two buttresses with stone caps flanking a four-light transom and mullion window. To the left is a six-light canted bay window, and to the right is a shallow brick porch with a moulded stone ogee door surround, topped with a cartouche and a clock. The south facade, which faces the gardens, has four buttresses flanking three three-light transom and mullion windows. To the left, there is a Gothic doorway dated 1753, accessed by an inswept flight of steps with railings. A clock above the doorway is dated 1757, and there are two rainwater heads dated 1954. At the west end of the roof, there is a cupola with a bell, and to the right, over the third bay, is a louvre with stained glass panes, an ogee lead cupola, and a weathervane.

Inside, the hall features a facsimile hammerbeam roof and facsimile Jacobean panelling at the west end, beneath the gallery, which replicates the design of the former screen. Historically, Staple Inn, which includes the Hall and Chambers, became an Inn of Chancery in the early 15th century and suffered significant bomb damage during the Second World War. It was formerly listed in the London Borough of Camden and has been part of the City of London since April 1, 1994.