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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

• Our Lady of Pew

  The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.

• Sermon given at Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham Solemn Eucharist

  Saturday, 4th May 2019

  Into this great Abbey church - burial site of kings, the place of coronations - we have just carried a penniless peasant girl from Nazareth.

  Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

• Henry VII's Lady Chapel

• Organ Masterpieces from the Lady Chapel

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

• Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham

  Saturday, 4th May 2019

  Sermon at Evensong at the Festival of Our Lady of Walsingham: 'All these with one accord devoted themselves to prayer.' Dean Hall, Reverend Canons of this venerable Abbey, Right Reverend Bishops, my.

• 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 Given at the Our Lady of Pew Summer Eucharist

  Friday, 21st July 2017

  Sermon given by The Right Reverend Michael Colclough Honorary Assistant Bishop, Diocese of London.

• 20th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

  Thursday, 12th May 2005

  Delivered by The Reverend Nicholas Holtam, Vicar of St. Martin-in-the-Fields at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 12th May 2005 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.

• 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.

• 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

• 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..

• Reflection: Second Sunday of Lent

  Monday, 1st January 0001

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

• Jerusalem Chamber

  The Jerusalem Chamber is a medieval room with an original roof and historic tapestries woven in France. King Henry IV died here in 1413.

• 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.

• Westminster Abbey to unveil newly-commissioned stained glass windows in historic Lady Chapel

  Friday, 3rd May 2013

  Westminster Abbey has announced plans to unveil two new stained glass windows in the magnificent Lady Chapel.

  Lady Chapel Hughie O'Donoghue

• 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.

• Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival

  Friday, 22nd April 2016

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder