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My purpose in launching this newsletter is to draw attention to aspects of the Abbey that have fascinated me in my role as a volunteer guide at Westminster Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey, St Margaret’s and a rocker (opens the original)
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Westminster Abbey and another five of my favourite ‘hotspots’ (opens the original)
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This post covers another five of my favourite ‘off-piste’ sites in the Abbey i.e. places omitted from most of the highlight tours and often missed by visitors. 6. Catherine of Aragon.St Margaret’s Church, the church next door to the Abbey on the north side between the Abbey and Parliament Square, has a fascinating history and will form the subject for a future post. For present purposes I just need to introduce you to one of its greatest treasures, namely the early Flemish 16th century east wind
Westminster Abbey and five of my 'off-piste' favourites (opens the original)
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I apologise for the delay in getting this post out. Simply put: the heat got the better of me. This post and the next one cover some of my favourite ‘off-piste’ spots in the Abbey i.e. places/objects omitted from most of the highlight tours and often missed by visitors.Here, in no particular order, are my first five:1. The Chapel of Our Lady of Pew. This chapel is the very small one off the north ambulatory which, following the placing of the tomb of Thomas Ruthall (died 1524) across the entranc
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