Lincoln's Inn Fields

Lincoln's Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. It was laid out in part by Inigo Jones in the 17th century and opened to the public after its acquisition by London County Council in 1895. It takes its name from the adjacent Lincoln's Inn, but should not be confused with the private Lincoln's Inn Gardens.

At number 13, on the north side of the square, is Sir John Soane's Museum, home of the architect. Organizations with premises on the south side of the square include Cancer Research UK, the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the Land Registry. There is a blue plaque marking the home of the surgeon William Marsden at number 65.

The grassed area in the centre of the Fields contains a court for tennis and netball and a bandstand and is used for corporate events in the summer.

There was a theater in the Fields from 1661 to 1848, originally the Duke's Theatre, replaced by the New Theatre in 1705.