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Lost medieval sacristy to open to public at Westminster Abbey

Jul 8, 2021 By Londontopia Staff Leave a Comment

A lost medieval sacristy at Westminster Abbey will open to the public for the first time this week as part of a new tour of locations not usually accessible to tourists. The 13th-century room was used by monks to prepare for church services and housed clothes and sacred items for Catholic mass. The sacristy was discovered as part of an archaeological dig in September 2020 … [Read more...] about Lost medieval sacristy to open to public at Westminster Abbey

Top Ten Things to See and Do at Westminster Abbey

Feb 11, 2020 By John Rabon

Known formally as the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, Westminster Abbey has been at the center of Christian life in London since the 7th Century when the first church was founded on the site.  The Abbey got its start when Saint Dustan and King Edgar founded a Benedictine community there around the 960s or 970s.  Edward the Confessor then began construction of … [Read more...] about Top Ten Things to See and Do at Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey Gets a New Tower

Apr 17, 2018 By Jonathan

Westminster Abbey is a living building. It's been constructed, altered and added to over its over 1,000 years of history. It is not a static building, stuck in time. And the big news is that Westminster Abbey has officially added a new tower to the building. The newly named Weston Tower, so named after the organization that paid for it, will provide access to the new museum … [Read more...] about Westminster Abbey Gets a New Tower

Westminster Abbey To Get New Dedicated Museum

Jan 15, 2018 By Jonathan

Westminster Abbey, the place where Britain's kings and queens have been crowned for almost a thousand years will be home to London's newest museum later this year. From Travel GBI: Known as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries, the space will display more than 300 historic and artistic treasures from the abbey’s collection to tell the 1,000-year history of the building. … [Read more...] about Westminster Abbey To Get New Dedicated Museum

Guest Long Read: Cathedrals of London – Exploring St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey – Which is Your Favorite?

Sep 26, 2014 By Guest Writer

Back in the month of July, I chose ten English cathedrals and wrote about them for Anglotopia. What a difficult task: having to choose just ten, among so many beautiful buildings. As a matter of fact, I’m sure that many of the readers would make different choices and I’d have to agree with all of them, because English architecture is so rich that you could write endlessly about … [Read more...] about Guest Long Read: Cathedrals of London – Exploring St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey – Which is Your Favorite?

London Icons: 10 Interesting Facts About Westminster Abbey You May Not Have Known

Jul 22, 2014 By John Rabon

One of the most notable religious buildings in London, the site for Westminster Abbey has been around since the 7th Century. Its location near Westminster Palace makes it a place of royal importance, a place of coronations, weddings, and funerals. Throughout its long history, it has accumulated many interesting stories, facts, and persons. Here are a just a few of … [Read more...] about London Icons: 10 Interesting Facts About Westminster Abbey You May Not Have Known

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