westminster abbey

     

The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referre to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, (it served as a cathedral from 1546 - 1556), in Westminster, London, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.

Trivia about westminster abbey

  • If you're in London & looking for a gilt effigy of King Edward III, try this building
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Bayeux Cathedral in France.) A workman is putting a weathercock on the roof of this London church; its consecration on Dec. 28, 1065 is symbolized by the hand of God above the nave
  • I presume you know David Livingstone is buried there
  • In 1950 Scottish nationalists stole the 336 lb. Stone of Scone from this British coronation site
  • David Livingstone's body was interred in this London landmark in 1874
  • Richard was crowned king of England at this place of worship
  • "As if St. Thomas Church were not making enough good music with its own choir", this abbey's choir visited in Oct. 2000
  • Admission is free to this landmark, although there are charges to see its Undercroft Museum & royal chapels
  • In 1985, 55 years after his death, a memorial to D.H. Lawrence was unveiled in this church's Poet's Corner
  • The last British sovereign buried at this church was George II in 1760; since then, they've been buried at Windsor
  • In 1399 Chaucer leased a house in the gardens of this shrine; in 1400 he was buried in the shrine
  • Charles Dickens was laid to rest in a private ceremony on June 14, 1870 in the Poet's Corner of this church
  • Like many monarchs before them, William & Mary were crowned in this London landmark
  • Inventor of the boxing glove, English boxer Jack Broughton is commemorated in this regal resting palace
  • Later dug up & hanged, Oliver Cromwell's body was originally buried in this church upon his death in 1658
  • In April 2011, with millions tuning in, Prince William & Kate were married at this venue
  • Until 1996, when it was returned to Scotland, the Stone of Scone was housed in this famous church
  • It was consecrated in 1065; William the Conqueror was crowned in it in 1066
  • Jack Broughton, inventor of the modern boxing glove, is buried in this British landmark
  • King Henry III extensively rebuilt this abbey where he had been formally crowned in 1220
  • In 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer became the first poet buried in this London locale's Poets' Corner
  • On June 2, 1953 Elizabeth was crowned in this religious buliding
  • This London landmark's official name is the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter
  • This church refused to accept Byron's body for burial in 1824, but a memorial to him was placed on its floor in 1969
  • In 1066 William the Conqueror was crowned King at this famous abbey

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