In the middle of London, there are four small enclaves, or cities-within-a-city, called the Inns of the Court. They are the places where some of the top members of the English bar and judiciary learn English law and reside; these are small pockets of high society heavily steeped in traditions, rituals, and history.
Sir Gabriel Ward is an Edwardian (1901) barrister who has lived the majority of his life within the confines of one of these Inns of the Court, called the “Inner Temple.” It’s a collection of stately and grand buildings that have become Ward’s home and his sanctuary.
