Westminster Abbey
Westminster
Abbey is a church in London. It is traditionally the place where coronations
and funeralsof members of the British royal family take place.
A number of famous people are buried there:
Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin en Eduard de Belijder.
The architects of Westminster Abbey are:
Nicholas Hawksmoor, George Gilbert Scott, Henry Yevele, John of Glousester,
Robert of Beverley en Henry of reyns.
At the outbreak of the second world war in
1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses,
such as Mentmore. These included the 13th century Retabel (altarpiece), tapestries,
gilt bronze and oak tomb effigies, manuscripts, misericords, and statues and
gates from the Lady Chapel. The bronze grille from Henry VII's tomb was also
removed.
About 60,000 sandbags were used to protect immovable royal and medieval tombs. The Coronation Chair was sent for safety to Gloucester Cathedral and the Coronation Stone was buried secretly within the Abbey. The collection of wax funeral effigies was stored in Piccadilly tube station.
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