Throughout the years, Westminster Abbey was altered and improved to reflect the trends in Gothic architecture in the specific era. With its pointed arches, stained glass windows and gargoyle ...
But why do we call it 'goth'? We've asked Emma McEvoy, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Westminster and expert in all things Gothic, to tell us about how the word travelled through ...
The church we see today was begun by Henry III in 1245. It’s one of the most important Gothic buildings in the country, and has the medieval shrine of an Anglo-Saxon saint at its heart. At Westminster ...
Other than Westminster Palace, Barry built the Travellers and Reform Clubs in London, King Edward's School in Birmingham (built in the perpendicular Gothic style), the Athenaeum in Manchester and ...
Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester, constable of Scotland, was a benefactor to the building of Henry III's new Gothic Westminster Abbey, begun in 1245. His carved shield still remains in the south ...
Registered Charity No: 1116371 (England & Wales). It is difficult to overstate the importance of Westminster Abbey in the nation’s spiritual, historical and cultural make-up. This Gothic ...
Westminster Abbey is to construct a new building ... It is said to complement the Gothic architecture of the Abbey and will incorporate English stone, oak and lead. The new entrance will be ...
From Big Ben—the massive, 15-ton bell that sits within the Great Clock of Elizabeth Tower, Westminster—to the gothic facade of the Houses of Parliament, London is awash in iconic buildings ...