Interior view of the Chapel of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, looking west, and showing part of the bronze enclosure of the Chantry Chapel containing the tomb of Henry VII

Date:
1861
Location:
Westminster Abbey, Henry Vii Chapel, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW1P
Reference:
AL2028/010
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The foundation stone for Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey was laid in 1503. The tomb of Henry VII (d1509) and his queen Elizabeth of York (d1502-3) was created in marble by Pietro Torrigiani, and is enclosed by a bronze screen on a plinth of Purbeck marble (RCHME London Volume 1: Westminster Abbey, p60)

Content

This is part of the Volume: AL2028 Victor Prout photographs of Westminster Abbey interiors; within the Collection: VAP01 Victor Prout photographs of Westminster Abbey interiors

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Prout, Victor

Keywords

Medieval Benedictine Monastery, Medieval Abbey, Tudor Chapel