Tour: Memorials and memory
Westminster Abbey20 Dean's Yard, London
Tomorrow · 14:00 · £10
About this event
Who is buried here and why? Take a fresh look at the Abbey as an evolving place of national memory on this thought-provoking guided tour. Explore the role of national memory at Westminster Abbey, a building that is filled with beautifully designed memorial stones, windows and sculptures. With over 3,000 people buried and remembered in Westminster Abbey, each memorial tells a story about the past and how their legacy impacts our perceptions of British history in the present. On this 75-minute tour, you’ll stop at a mix of famous and lesser-known memorials from the last 1,000 years, walking through some of the Abbey’s most atmospheric spaces including: The Cloisters , medieval corridors heaving with memorials old and new Poets’ Corner , where creative minds are remembered The Lady Chapel , a Tudor burial place for monarchs The Nave , housing the Grave of the Unknown Warrior
Dates & tickets
20 Dean's Yard, London
14:00Tomorrow· £10
14:00Thu 15 Oct· £10
10:00Sat 24 Oct· £10
13:00Sat 24 Oct· £10
11:00Wed 28 Oct· £10
14:00Wed 4 Nov· £10
11:00Thu 26 Nov· £10
11:00Wed 2 Dec· £10
13:00Tue 15 Dec· £10
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