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Westminster Abbey
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Westminster Abbey
London
SW1P 3PA
City of London
England
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Collection details
Archaeology, Weapons and War, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Music, Coins and Medals, Personalities
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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020 7222 5152
General information (Fax)
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020 7233 2072
E-mail
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info@westminster-abbey.org
Website
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www.westminster-abbey.org
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Description
Westminster Abbey is steeped in more than a thousand years of history. Benedictine monks first came to this site in the middle of the tenth century, establishing a tradition of daily worship which continues to this day.
The Abbey has been the coronation church since 1066 and is the final resting place of seventeen monarchs.
The present church, begun by Henry III in 1245, is one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, with the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint still at its heart.
A treasure house of paintings, stained glass, pavements, textiles and other artefacts, Westminster Abbey is also the place where some of the most significant people in the nation's history are buried or commemorated. Taken as a whole the tombs and memorials comprise the most significant single collection of monumental sculpture anywhere in the United Kingdom.
The Library and Muniment Room houses the important (and growing) collections of archives, printed books and manuscripts belonging to the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, providing a centre for their study and for research into all aspects of the Abbey's long and varied history.
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Articles
Westminster Abbey Chapter House home of Medieval parliament reopens after rebuild
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
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Collections
General guide to collections available
Specialist publications on collections available
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Disability Access
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to all public areas
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Facilities
Library with public access
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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