My London Adventure!

My London Adventure!

Part 17: Westminster Abbey.

 

This is the last instalment of my London adventure, until I manage to go back! But I can't see that being anytime soon I'm afraid!

 

So here we are at Westminster Abbey. Again it is another place I have always wanted to visit! There have been a few royal Weddings held here, as well as so many Monarchs, poets and composers buried or commemorated here!

 

Poet's corner and seeing the Tombs of so many Tudor Monarch, and of course, Mary, Queen of Scots' tomb are my main reasons for visiting the Abbey.

 

My Apologies now that this will now be photo based with a little bit of detail haha!

King George V Statue.

East Side of the Abbey.

Statues on the North side of the Abbey,

The North Entrance to the Abbey.

North looking onto the West Façade.

North Façade again.

Construction of the present church was begun in 1245 by Henry III who selected the site for his burial.

Abbey Selfie!


Many Kings and Queens have either had their Coronation, been Married or Buried here. Dating right back to the original building in 1066 for the coronation of William I.
 

Inscription on the Western Façade.

The Western Façade.

 Next to Westminster Abbey is St Margret's Church. This is within the Grounds of Westminster Abbey
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The Church is the Anglian Parish Church for the House of Commons.

St Margaret's Church,

Sign next to the Church.


Now for the next lot of photos, I was allowed to take these ones as they weren't inside the main part of the abbey.

Young Queen Victoria in the Glass Window.


The image of Young Victoria is the only image they have of her at roughly the age of 18.

Victoria again.

Stain Glass Windows.

Wall of the North Cloister.

Boxes in the PYX Chamber

Doorway.

North Coister

Cloister Garth.

The Oldest Door in Britain.

The Next lot of photos, I've taken from Google, as photography is not permitted in the main body of the Abbey. All the photos I am putting on display, I have seen with my own eyes.

Chaucer's Tomb.

Poet's Corner and some Composers.

The Floor of Poet's Corner.

More from Poet's Corner.

More Poet's Corner, Shakespeare statue.

Some of the Poets and Writers that are buried here are; Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy, Laurence Olivier and Alfred Tennyson.

Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Tomb.

Tomb of Mary I

Elizabeth I

The Tomb of Mary I is under the tomb of her younger sister Elizabeth I.

Mary, Queen of Scots.


Mary, Queen of Scots is buried in the opposite Wing to Elizabeth I.


Thank you for Reading!

Claire
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