Designed by Abbey's surveyor Nicholas Hawksmoor and completed by his successor John James, the towers are at the Western end of the structure and were built ... at Westminster Abbey. The first ...

The first twelve monks were brought to Westminster in about 960AD by St Dunstan, then Bishop of London. No trace of the building to which they came can be seen above ground as King Edward the ...

The Queen has become patron of a new building project at Westminster ... Abbey, which will be named after the King and allow visitors to enter the gothic coronation church just like royalty for ...

College Garden, hidden within the walls of the Abbey precincts ... The oldest surviving feature is the high stone wall built in 1376. The 18th century dormitory for Westminster School, completed by ...

The sovereign was the last Anglo-Saxon king of the House of Wessex, having taken over from the Dane Harthacnut. Before him ...

Tucked away in a south-eastern corner of Westminster Abbey ... 16th Century Lady Chapel of the Abbey, providing public access into the high level Eastern Triforium- a timber deck seven storeys above ...

With a history which stretches all the way back to the 10th century, Westminster ... first electrical recording ever to be sold to the public. There are many graves on the floor of the abbey ...

Westminster Abbey is generally busy – and the staff keeps you moving at a pretty swift pace – so do a little research ahead of time to avoid missing your personal must-sees. For instance ...