Westminster Hall and Westminster Abbey

[CyrilVladisla]

An architectural history of Westminster Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5HN8P7BjPw

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The 1797 old Westminster Hall baroque gentleman private room
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-17...man-private-room-london-greater-15266554.html

 

[An Ard Ri]

The break-in on Christmas Eve 1950 and stealing of the Coronation Stone from Westminster abbey.

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/stories...9Cb7G74MFwDw5ZpU23h7t9Lr6267Q4aFm0TsLd2-4AVA0

 

[An Ard Ri]

Dr David Hoyle was installed as 39th Dean of Westminster Abbey yesterday he replaces Very Reverend Dr John Hall who retired on the Feast of All Saints (November 1st) this year.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/david-hoyle-new-dean-westminster

 

[Durham]

An architectural history of Westminster Hall

A stupendous building. The only secular building in these isles than can truly compete with the greatest of English medieval cathedrals.

And what a history!

Than you for this link

 

[An Ard Ri]

Though the Abbey is closed to visitors maintenance work and checks still go on.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...d-church-historic-London-landmark-closed.html

 

[Durham]

Those views are amazing. What a unique perspective on a World Heritage Site.

 

[An Ard Ri]

There are some many chapels at Westminster Abbey though the Lady Chapel dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary is the most famous as it contains the tombs of so many Kings and Queens.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/history/lady-chapel

 

[An Ard Ri]

Westminster Abbey marked the 150th anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens by projecting images from Dickens life and works onto the facade of the abbey.

 

[Durham]

I enjoyed that thank you.

I was hoping "bah humbug" might appear in really big letters.

This is an interesting recreation of how Westminster may have appeared in Tudor times. London's hidden rivers are a fascinating topic.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLiH6YSt9ekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

 

[An Ard Ri]

I enjoyed that thank you.

I was hoping "bah humbug" might appear in really big letters.

This is an interesting recreation of how Westminster may have appeared in Tudor times. London's hidden rivers are a fascinating topic.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url...ved=0CA0QjhxqFwoTCLiH6YSt9ekCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAD

Amazing and can you image all the original statues /altars,frescos before the iconoclasm of 16th and 17th centuries.

 

[Durham]

Amazing and can you image all the original statues /altars,frescos before the iconoclasm of 16th and 17th centuries.

Yes I hadn't thought about that but you're right.?

There seems to be a church near to the abbey but it's in the wrong location for St Margaret's. I wonder what church it was. It seems to be where the QEII conference centre is now.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I was looking at that too,yes I wonder.

The story of Our Lady of Westminster

Smuggled out in England in 1550 during the iconoclasm of Edwards VI's reign and found and bought in Paris in the 1950's and returned to the Abbey after 400 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Westminster#Original_appearance

 

[Durham]

So it survived reformation & revolution. It's quite a tale.

 

[An Ard Ri]

So it survived reformation & revolution. It's quite a tale.

And there's another chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Pew in Westminster Abbey,one I had not heard of before.That statue is modern and was sculpted by an English nun in the 70's the orginal was destroyed in the iconoclasm.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/services-times/our-lady-of-pew

 

[Durham]

What a fascinating story. I had no idea. Lovely to think there was someone artistically gifted who was able to do this.

 

[An Ard Ri]

What a fascinating story. I had no idea. Lovely to think there was someone artistically gifted who was able to do this.

Sister Concordia Scott who was the Prioress of Minster Abbey died in 2014 and seems to have had a long connection with the Abbey.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/sister-concordia-scott

 

[Durham]

Looking at Minster Abbey it appears to be the only pre-reformation religious house still in use. Extraordinary & wonderful.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Yes it does I just had a look at the photos online ,in a lovely part of Kent too.

 

[Durham]

Canterbury's St Augustine's Abbey is not too far away. After the dissolution it was partly converted into a royal palace. Elizabeth I used the palace.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/

 

[An Ard Ri]

Canterbury's St Augustine's Abbey is not too far away. After the dissolution it was partly converted into a royal palace. Elizabeth I used the palace.

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-augustines-abbey/

Burial Site of Saint Augustine of Canterbury though sadly his shrine and relics were destroyed during the Reformation.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The bells at Westminster Abbey will ring out at 6pm this evening 72 times in remembrance for all of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire on this day 14th of June 2017.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of the lost 13th century Great Sacristy of Westminster Abbey which was demolished in the 17th century and have also discovered the burial site of hundreds of monks from the abbey.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-unearthed-remains-thousands-buried-dead.html

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ieval-sacristy-uncovered-at-westminster-abbey

 

[Durham]

Fascinating find. History continues to surprise us!

 

[An Ard Ri]

Goodness knows what else they will discover at the site they have unearthed a medieval sarcophagus could possibly be that of an abbot.

 

[Durham]

Goodness knows what else they will discover at the site they have unearthed a medieval sarcophagus could possibly be that of an abbot.

I wonder if they could identify him.

 

[An Ard Ri]

I wonder if they could identify him.

Possible and also thinking that the Great Sacristy wasn't the grandest site to be buried under given all the chapels at the Abbey.

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Choir of Westminster Abbey performed a special Evening Song at 4pm today to mark the Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/services-times/choral-services

 

[AC21091968]

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries will be open on Monday 12th October 2020

Westminster Abbey @wabbey
We're delighted to tell you that The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries will re-open on Monday.
Set high above the Abbey floor in the 13th-century triforium, the Galleries tell the story of our thousand-year history.
Discover more and book your tickets: http://westminster-abbey.org/visit-us/plan-your-visit/the-queens-diamond-jubilee-galleries
11:10 PM · Oct 9, 2020·AgoraPulse Manager​

https://twitter.com/x/status/1314538723468627969

The short video with multiple shots of the gallery and Westminster Abbey looks magnificent.

Link to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries on the Westminster Abbey's website:
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/visit-us/plan-your-visit/the-queens-diamond-jubilee-galleries

 

[An Ard Ri]

Westminster Abbey is currently celebrating St Edward ,Saint and King who is buried at the Abbey. The Shrine of the king lasted until the 1530's when it was smashed up but later restored under Mary I only to be torn down again under Elizabeth I.

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/history/celebrating-st-edward