Gothic abbey church in London, England, UK

The funeral ceremony of Charles Darwin at Westminster Abbey, 26 April 1882. Wood engraving.

Saint Faith, holding a gridiron, being addressed in prayer by a monk; the Crucifixion below. Etching after J. Schnebbelie, 1821.

Fentazin : Westminster Hospital and the Abbey Church.

David Livingstone's grave at Westminster Abbey. Wood engraving by H. Harral.

The tomb of Queen Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey. Engraving with etching by Claude du Bosc after H.F. Gravelot.

Westminster Abbey: interior with choristers. Process print after etching by H. Railton.

Funeral of David Livingstone at Westminster Abbey; his coffin is carried by some of his former servants. Wood engraving by C.R.

Westminster Abbey: interior of east end. Etching by A. Haig, 1909.

Entrance to Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey showing the busts of John Dryden, Ben Johnson, Abraham Cowley and others. Coloured aquatint and etching by J. Bluck after A. Pugin, 1811.

Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by J.S. Agar after C. Jones, 1814.

The tomb of Mary Queen of Scots in Westminster Abbey: stone effigy and numerous heraldic sculptures. Engraving by C. Dubosc after H. Gravelot.

Epitaph on David Livingstone's grave at Westminster Abbey. Process print.

Westminster Abbey, 900 years : [the commemorative book].

George Frideric Handel: his statue in Westminster Abbey. Lithograph by Day & Son, 18--.

A sermon preached before the Peers in the Abby Church at Westminster, November 7 1666. Being a day of solemn humiliation for the continuing pestilence / By Edward Lord Bishop Norwich.

The Christians victory over death. A sermon at the funeral of the most Honourable George Duke of Albemarle, etc., in the collegiate church of S. Peter's Westminster, on the XXXth day of April, M.DC.LXX / By Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum.

Memorial service for Henry Hallett Dale, born 9 June 1875, died 23 July 1968 / Westminster Abbey.

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Westminster Abbey, 900 years : [the commemorative book].

A sermon preached before the Peers in the Abby Church at Westminster, November 7 1666. Being a day of solemn humiliation for the continuing pestilence / By Edward Lord Bishop Norwich.

The Christians victory over death. A sermon at the funeral of the most Honourable George Duke of Albemarle, etc., in the collegiate church of S. Peter's Westminster, on the XXXth day of April, M.DC.LXX / By Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum.

Memorial service for Henry Hallett Dale, born 9 June 1875, died 23 July 1968 / Westminster Abbey.

Westminster Abbey

Images from the collections

Images featuring Westminster Abbey

Works from the collections

Westminster Abbey, 900 years : [the commemorative book].

A sermon preached before the Peers in the Abby Church at Westminster, November 7 1666. Being a day of solemn humiliation for the continuing pestilence / By Edward Lord Bishop Norwich.

The Christians victory over death. A sermon at the funeral of the most Honourable George Duke of Albemarle, etc., in the collegiate church of S. Peter's Westminster, on the XXXth day of April, M.DC.LXX / By Seth Lord Bishop of Sarum.

Memorial service for Henry Hallett Dale, born 9 June 1875, died 23 July 1968 / Westminster Abbey.

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