was London's Criminal Court 1674-1913. It is here where Charles Darnay faces charges of treason and is acquitted when Sydney Carton's keen observation casts doubt on the veracity of a witness's testimony.
Temple Bar was the ceremonial entrance to the city of London on its western side.
In our story, Mr. Lorry's employer, Tellson's Bank was near Temple Bar on Fleet Street. Dickens describes it this way: "Tellson’s Bank by Temple Bar was an old-fashioned place, even in the year one thousand seven hundred and eighty." Dickens makes effective use of blending actual places with fictional ones.