Title

Westminster Abbey and Hospital, London, 1842. Artist: Thomas Shotter Boys

Caption

Westminster Abbey and Hospital, London, 1842. William the Conqueror was crowned in Westminster Abbey 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. Westminster Hospital was founded in 1719. From London as it is by Thomas Shotter Boys.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1839

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D60_054

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 17,8in x 13,3in / 5350 x 3987 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings London England people hospital religious architecture country religion British English medieval Christian Christianity Gothic Westminster location century city of london Britain abbey outside Westminster Abbey 19th century mediaeval Middle Ages nineteenth century City of Westminster TGN Westminster Hospital lithograph Thomas Shotter Boys Historica Graphica Collection Boys Thomas Shotter lithograph