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St Margaret's Church, Westminster

St Margaret's, Westminster, is the parish church standing in the precincts of Westminster Abbey in London, dedicated to Margaret of Antioch and forming part of the same World Heritage Site as the Abbey and Palace of Westminster. The present late‑medieval Perpendicular church was completed and consecrated in 1523 and historically served the local parish and the Palace of Westminster.

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First raised

1050

Its prime

1523

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1523

What St Margaret's Church, Westminster looked like in its prime.

A late Perpendicular Gothic parish church completed in 1523: a long aisled nave and chancel lit by tall traceried windows, pale stone exterior walls with carved mouldings, and a prominent west-facing tower rising above the roofline with corner pinnacles and a flagstaff. Low-pitched lead roofs run along the nave and aisles; the west elevation has a broad arched entrance beneath vertical window tracery. Inside, a long nave under a rood screen and several side chapels receive coloured light from the east Flemish stained-glass window.

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5 places to explore in 1523.

The record describes 5 distinct spots at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, including 4 interiors: nave beneath the rood cross, chancel facing the flemish east window, south aisle side chapel and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach from the west forecourtNave beneath the rood crossChancel facing the Flemish east windowSouth aisle side chapelBase of the west tower

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