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• Lady Chapel

  The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.

  Architecture

• RAF Chapel

  At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

  Notable people

• Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Name

  Wednesday, 1st January 2025

  Discover how the Feast of the Holy Name and the Abbey's Islip Chapel are connected, in this reflection from The Reverend Canon James Hawkey.

• Henry VII's Lady Chapel

• Sermon Given at The Chapel Royal St James's Palace on Good Friday 2016

  Friday, 25th March 2016

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

• Sermon preached in the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft on 5 February 2025

  Wednesday, 5th February 2025

  Go away from me, Lord, for I am sinful.

• Sermon Given at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, Good Friday 2017

  Friday, 14th April 2017

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

• Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, on Good Friday 2019

  Friday, 19th April 2019

  Sermon in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace on Good Friday 2019: The passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ stand at the centre of our historic inheritance in this country..

• Organ Masterpieces from the Lady Chapel

  James O'Donnell plays Bach, Purcell and Handel on The Queen's Organ

• Wall paintings

  Our most important wall paintings are from the late 13th century, and include the figures of St Faith, Christ with St Thomas, and St Christopher.

  Art Christianity

• Order of the Bath

  The Most Honourable Order of the Bath was established as a military order by George I on 18th May 1725. Since then the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey has been used as their chapel.

• The Coronation Chair

  The Coronation Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture in the world. It has been the centrepiece of coronations for 700 years.

  Royalty Coronations

• Misericords

  The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018

  Thursday, 1st November 2018

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2018: May we all be encouraged by the saints to become ourselves fully. Forty years ago today I was licensed by the Bishop.

• Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent

  Monday, 1st January 0001

  Read or listen to the reflection for the Second Sunday of Lent 2024.

• John Islip

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.

• Stained Glass

  Westminster Abbey has very little medieval glass now remaining but there are good examples of glass from the 18th century to the present day.

• Architecture

  The present Abbey building dates mainly from the reign of Henry III. In 1245 he pulled down the eastern part of the 11th century Abbey.

• Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  Tuesday, 15th August 2017

  Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.

• Cheyneygates

  These are two rooms over the entrance to the cloisters, originally part of Nicholas Litlyngton's rebuilding of the Abbot's house complex in the 14th century.