ThTHE TEMPLARS
 

Temple Bruer grew in the middle of Lincoln Heath - a sparesely populated area, which during the Templars reign there, would have been a desolate and forbidding location. The Land was donated to them, by local Norman aristocrats from around the mid-twelth century, and through its lifetime.

The name Bruer derived from bruyere meaning heath or heather.

The Preceptory would have been walled, and visitors would have required to be welcomed at the main gate before entering, Goverened by a Preceptor,

As with similar Preceptories - the people residing at Temple Bruer would have fallen into four categories - Knights, Sergeants, servants and Chaplains. In the year 1200 there were recorded to be 150 people of the order at Temple Bruer - very few of them would have been Knights.

The Templars built a round church here, one of the original eight known in the country, the others in Aslackby closeby, Hereford, Garway, Dover and Bristol, and two in London,

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The Single tower now exists proud in its location, with two floors visable, in the ground floor there being blind arcading on the west wall, Knights would sit within the alcoves during ceremonies in the chapel, along with an effigy found of an unknown Knight.

 

The last grand master of the English Templars William de la More was Initiated at Temple Bruer.

we also know the following people were present at Temple Bruer

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Evesham (Randulph of) - Prior to Bruer, arrested in January 1308, penitence in the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield

Eyglas (Eycle or Aykle or Eagle) (John of) - Templar in Bruer, arrested in January 1308, sent in penance to Reading Abbey

Richard of Brestsam (Bistelesham) - Templar in Bruer, arrested in January 1308, penance in the Diocese of Coventry and Lichfield

Alexander of Althon (Halton) - possibly died during the trial, was not in London in 1311 and was not a member of the Templars Absolved in July 1311

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