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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

• 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 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.

• Henry VII's Lady Chapel

• 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 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

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018

  Sunday, 29th April 2018

  Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifth Sunday of Easter 2018: The reassurance of the whole story - but the challenge of our part within it In our age of anxiety (and.

• 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.

• 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.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018

  Sunday, 18th February 2018

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Lent 2018: We are no lone disciples, we are part of a wider team of the Christian community, and Jesus Christ is.

• Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2018

  Sunday, 21st January 2018

  Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2018: Are we willing to get involved and share in the abundance, so be part of the ordinary becoming extraordinary? Today.

• Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023

  Sunday, 1st January 2023

  Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2023: A reflection on a much-overlooked part of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Matthew, and encourages us to.

• 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.

• Oil paintings

  Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.

• Conservators focus on St Catherine’s Chapel Garden

  Saturday, 19th May 2007

  Abbey conservators are examining the best way of cleaning the remains of the stonework of the 12th century Chapel of St. Catherine.

  St Catherines Chapel Garden conservation