Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey (or the Collegiate Church of St Peter ... for two centuries until the middle of the 13th century when King Henry III decided to rebuild it in ...

The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066, and is the final resting place of 17 monarchs. The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic ...

We think of him as one of the giants of English literature, a poet and novelist who was lauded in his lifetime and memorialised alongside Charles Dickens in Westminster Abbey after his death in 1928 .

Tucked away in a south-eastern corner of Westminster Abbey lies Weston Tower ... successfully respond to the gothic artistry of the surrounding roofscape while masking the rather more rudimentary lift ...

But who is buried in in the floor of Westminster Abbey ... Henry III decided to rebuild it in the new Gothic style of architecture. The new abbey was specifically designed to be not only a ...

Most of all, Westminster Abbey has taught more than 30 generations ... tall nave that is the loftiest example of Gothic architecture in Great Britain. More French by inspiration than any other ...

Registered Charity No: 1116371 (England & Wales). It is difficult to overstate the importance of Westminster Abbey in the nation’s spiritual, historical and cultural make-up. This Gothic ...

Sir Charles Barry travelled around Europe and the Middle East studying architecture ... Gothic style), the Athenaeum in Manchester and Halifax Town Hall. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.