Building    From 1245 

Westminster Abbey

Categories: Religion

Officially, The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster. According to tradition, there has been a religious establishment on the site since the seventh century. Construction of the present building started in 1245 in the reign of King Henry III, who had selected the site for his burial place, in honour of Edward the Confessor. In 1540 Henry VIII granted the abbey the status of a cathedral by charter. It is now the traditional church for coronations of British monarchs and royal weddings and funerals.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Westminster Abbey

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Henry III granting charter to Westminster Abbey

This section is to the left of the entrance arch.  The description of "Henry ...

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Hyde Park Conduit House - 2

A supply of water by conduit from this spot was granted to the Abbey of Westm...

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Robert Browning - W8

Robert Browning lived in this house 1887 - 1889, from here his body was taken...

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Scheut Fathers

Scheut Fathers

Roman Catholic missionaries, correctly named the Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae (the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary). Founded by the Belgian priest Theophiel Verbist, in Scheut,...

Group, Religion, Belgium

1 memorial
Swedish Church

Swedish Church

There were enough Swedes in London (mainly sailors) for a congregation to form in 1710 and the first church was set up in Wapping in 1728 (pictured), opened by and named for (the future queen) Ulri...

Building, Religion, Sweden

2 memorials
Robert Burt

Robert Burt

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Person, Religion

1 memorial
Miss A. Welbelove

Miss A. Welbelove

Member of Kingston Spiritualist Church in 1927.

Person, Religion

1 memorial
Bishop Mellitus

Bishop Mellitus

In 604 the Bishop Mellitus arrived from Italy as the first Bishop of London and built and dedicated a cathedral to St Paul on the site where St Paul’s stands today.  Became Archbishop of Canterbury...

Person, Religion, Italy

1 memorial