Title

Westminster Abbey, London, c1870. Artist: WL Walton

Caption

Westminster Abbey, London, c1870. A Benedictine monastery was founded on this site in the 7th or 8th century. Edward the Confessor (1003-1066) rebuilt an abbey on this site shortly before his death. William the Conqueror was crowned here on Christmas Day 1066, and it has been the setting for every English coronation since, except for those of Edward V and Edward VIII. The present building dates from 1245.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C59_366

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (11,9Mb) / 11,9in x 16,5in / 3557 x 4954 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings London England people religious architecture monastery country tower religion British cathedral English church color colour medieval Christian Christianity Gothic Westminster location century Britain abbey outside Westminster Abbey benedictine 19th century mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century Thirteenth Century 13th century City of Westminster The Print Collector TGN lithograph WL Walton Walton WL Hanhart Hanhart lithograph