 In February 1679 a fire broke out on the west side of Coney Court , necessitating the rebuilding of the entire row . Another fire broke out in January 1684 in Coney Court , destroying several buildings including the Library . A third fire in 1687 destroyed a large part of Holborn Court , and when the buildings were rebuilt after these fires they were constructed of brick to be more resistant to fire than the wood and plaster previously used in construction . As a result , the domestic Tudor style architecture which had dominated much of the Inn was replaced with more modern styles . Records show that prior to the rebuilding in 1687 , the Inn had been " so incommodious " that the " ancients " were forced to work two to a chamber . More of the Inn was rebuilt during that period , and between 1669 and 1774 all of the Inn apart from parts of the Hall and Chapel had been rebuilt . 
