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Ok, ok, it isn't actually called a cathedral, but it has to go somewhere, and this is the place. Begun by Edward the Confessor, who lived just long enough to see it consecrated on December 28, 1065. Edward's tomb is behind the high altar. Just a week after Edward's death, Harold Goodwineson was crowned in the Abbey, and every monarch since then has followed suit (except Edward V and Edward VIII, neither of whom was ever crowned). Little of the Confessor's church remains, beyond the undercroft and the Chamber of the Pyx, because in 1245 Henry III decided to rebuild the whole thing. In the process he created the highest nave in the country at 102 feet. Rebuilding continued over the next few centuries, though thankfully the original style was sympathetically adhered to. The crowning architectural addition to the Abbey is Henry VII's amazing chapel, with its intricate fan vaulting. The interior of the Abbey can be disappointing. For one thing it is swarming with people gawking just like you are. For another, it is crammed with memorials, over 1,000 of them. The monarchs are here, of course, but so are politicians, scientists, artists, and so many literary giants that Poet's Corner was created. More moving is "Innocent's Corner", with the tombs of the infant daughters of James I and the Princes in the Tower. more details ...
London, Greater London, England, SW1P 3PA

About Westminster Abbey
Attraction Type: Cathedral
Website: Westminster Abbey
Email: info@westminster-abbey.org
Phone: 020 7222 5152
Fax: 020 7233 2072
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OS TQ301 795
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express

Heritage Highlight: Tomb of Edward the Confessor - and Henry VII's amazing chapel
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No 6 The Courtyard (First Floor) - 20.6 miles from Westminster Abbey Windsor, Berkshire Sleeps: 4 Stay from: £495

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The Sanctuary House Hotel - 0.2 miles from Westminster Abbey London, Greater London Stay from: £90.00

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berkley court hotel - 0.8 miles from Westminster Abbey London, Greater London From: £130.00

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