• The then ruling King of England, known as the pious Edward the Confessor, had Westminster Abbey built in the Romanesque style.
  • Located next to the Houses of Parliament in the Westminster neighborhood of London, Westminster Abbey is a popular London tourist destination.
  • Hoyle is in his mid-60s, with short white hair and dark-framed spectacles. He is the dean of Westminster, the abbey’s most senior priest.
  • In 1987 Westminster Abbey became classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site along with The Palace of Westminster and St Margaret’s Church.
  • Westminster Abbey is a Gothic monastery church in London that is the traditional place of coronation and burial for English monarchs.
  • Westminster Abbey is full of memorials, plaques, reliefs and statuary all commemorating famous and honoured citizens, although not all are buried here.
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  • Incidentally, Westminster Abbey is also home to the UK’s oldest piece of furniture still being used for its original purpose: the Coronation Chair .
  • One person commemorated in Westminster Abbey is Thomas Parr who lived for 152 years and 9 months through the reigns of ten monarchs.
  • In this series of articles, we're taking a look at the most famous necropolis (burial place) in Britain - Westminster Abbey.