The church of the *Knights Templar. The first to be built in England was in Holborn, not far from today's Chancery Lane, then known as New Lane, after they acquired the land in 1130. The church was built with a round nave, after the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. This became known as the Old Temple when a new site was found on the banks of the Thames. The New Temple was consecrated in 1185.
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.