Unravelling the Architecture of Westminster Abbey

Name: Unravelling the Architecture of Westminster Abbey
Start: 2025-04-09T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-09T21:00:00+01:00

Wed 9 Apr 2025, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday 9 Apr, 2025 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Westminster Abbey is one of the world’s most famous churches, images of its interior beamed into television sets around the world during royal weddings, funerals and coronations. But how much do you know about the Abbey and its fabric? In this two-hour talk, medieval art historian Katherine Alcock will take us on a journey through the story of the Abbey’s buildings, using archaeological evidence to unravel what we know about the first buildings on the site, and hunting for clues in the fabric of the existing building to shed light on how the church has changed over the centuries. From monastery to tourist attraction, from royal mausoleum to a place of public commemoration.

Event Information

Price: £15

Room: Kincaid Hall

Campaign: Easter School

Your Tutor

Name: Katherine Alcock

Bio:

Katherine is a historian and London Blue Badge Tourist Guide who lectures on a wide variety of topics, in particular the history and architecture of London. She graduated from Queens’ College, Cambridge University, in 2011, before turning her back on the world of academia to train as an actor at the Oxford School of Drama. Soon however she discovered her love of the past was luring her back, and she found herself entering the world of professional tourist guiding. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and sits on the Membership Committee of the Institute of Tourist Guides. She is a regular contributor to the Travel Channel’s ‘Mysteries at the Museum’ and ‘Beyond the Unknown’ and also runs a tour company specialising in the history of London’s lavatories! http://www.katherinealcock.com

Department: Humanities

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Date:: Wed 9 Apr 2025
Time:: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:: Workshop