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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 1, Westminster Abbey

The Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England survey, entirely dedicated to a detailed survey of Westminster Abbey.

RCHME Inventory Volumes. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1924.

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Table of contents

Title Page(s)
Plate 87: The Transept, looking South 87
Plate 88: N. Transept. Lowest Stages of N. Wall 88
Plate 89: E. Aisle of N. Transept 89
Plate 90: E. Aisle of N. Transept, Looking N. 90
Plate 91: E. Aisle of N. Transept. Monument 91
Plate 92: E. Aisle of N. Transept. Monument 92
Plate 93: S. Transept. Triforium at S. End 93
Plate 94: E. Aisle of S. Transept, Looking S. 94
Plate 95: E. Aisle of S. Transept. Tomb 95
Plate 96: W. Aisle of S. Transept. Muniment Room and Cupboard 96
Plate 97: N. Transept. Monuments 97
Plate 98: N. Aisle of Nave. From the Fourth and Fifth Bays 98
Plate 99: S. Aisle of Nave. From the Sixth Bay, Looking E. From the Fifth Bay, Looking W. 99
Plate 100: N. Aisle of Nave. Second Bay of N. Wall 100
Plate 101: S. Aisle of Nave, Second Bay of S. Wall. N. Aisle of Nave, First Bay of N. Wall 101
Plate 102: N. Aisle of Nave. Shields in Spandrels 102
Plate 103: N. Aisle of Nave. Shields in Spandrels 103
Plate 104: N.W. Tower 104
Plate 105: S.W. Tower 105
Plate 106: Henry VII's Chapel, Looking E. 106
Plate 107: Henry VII's Chapel, Looking W. 107
Plate 108: Henry VII's Chapel. Bronze Gates 108
Plate 109: Henry VII's Chapel. S. and N. Apsidal Chapels 109
Plate 110: Henry VII's Chapel. Main Vault from S.E. Apsidal Chapel 110
Plate 111: Henry VII's Chapel. Main Vault from W. End and Vault over E. Bay 111
Plate 112: Henry VII's Chapel. Flying Buttresses 112
Plate 113: Henry VII's Chapel. E. End of N. and S. Aisles 113
Plate 114: Henry VII's Chapel. Monument of Queen Elizabeth 114
Plate 115: Henry VII's Chapel. Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots 115
Plate 116: Henry VII's Chapel. Vestibule 116
Plate 117: Henry VII's Chapel. Details of Pierced Panels in W. Gates 117
Plate 118: Henry VII's Chapel. Glass in E. Window of E. Apsidal Chapel 118
Plate 119: Henry VII's Chapel. Details of Glass in W. Window 119
Plate 120: Henry VII's Chapel. Bronze Allegorical Weepers 120
Plate 121: Henry VII's Chapel. Bronze Enclosure of Chantry Chapel 121
Plate 122: Henry VII's Chapel. Tomb of Henry VII 122
Plate 123: Henry VII's Chapel. Remaining Figures in Bronze Enclosure to Chantry 123
Plate 124: Henry VII's Chapel. Bronze Plaques on Tomb of Henry VII 124
Plate 125: Henry VII's Chapel. N.W. Angle of Stalls 125
Plate 126: Henry VII's Chapel. Details of Oak Stalls 126
Plate 127: Henry VII's Chapel. Oak Stalls 127
Plate 128: Renaissance Funeral-Monuments 128
Plate 129: Chapel of Henry V. Tomb, Platform and Vault 129
Plate 130: Chantry of Henry V. N. Side of N.W. Turret 130
Plate 131: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory 131
Plate 132: Chapel of Henry V. E. End and Reredos 132
Plate 133: Chantry of Henry V. Details of W. Front 133
Plate 134: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, N.E. Angle 134
Plate 135: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, E. Half of N. Side 135
Plate 136: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, W. Half of N. Side 136
Plate 137: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, W. Half of S. Side 137
Plate 138: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, E. Half of S. Side 138
Plate 139: Chantry of Henry V. Bridge over Ambulatory, S.E. Angle 139
Plate 140: Chantry of Henry V. S. Side of S.W. Turret 140
Plate 141: Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew. Doorway. 141
Plate 142: Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew. From St. John the Baptist's Chapel 142
Plate 143: Details of Vaulting 143
Plate 144: Chantry Chapel of Abbot Islip. S. Front 144
Plate 145: Chantry Chapel of Abbot Islip. Interior 145
Plate 146: Chantry Chapel of Abbot Islip. Soffit of vault 146
Plate 147: Cloister. E. Walk Looking S. 147
Plate 148: Cloister. N. Walk Looking W. and N.W. Angle 148
Plate 149: Cloister. Eastern Processional Doorway and W. Walk 149
Plate 150: Cloister. Western Processional Doorway 150
Plate 151: Cloister. S. Walk, Looking W. 151
Plate 152: Cloister. S. Walk, Frater Doorway 152
Plate 153: Cloister. Garth Looking S.E. and S.W. 153
Plate 154: Chapel of St. Faith. E. End 154
Plate 155: Cloister. E. Walk 155
Plate 156: Chapter House Vestibule 156
Plate 157: Chapter House. Interior from W. Entrance 157
Plate 158: Chapter House. Entrance in W. Bay 158
Plate 159: Crypt of the Chapter House and Chapel of the Pyx 159
Plate 160: Dorter Sub-Vault 160
Plate 161: Frater and Infirmary Chapel 161
Plate 162: Chapter Library 162
Plate 163: School Hall 163
Plate 164: Busby Library 164
Plate 165: Ashburnham House. Drawing-room 165
Plate 166: Ashburnham House. Lantern and Gallery 166
Plate 167: Ashburnham House. Ceiling and Lantern Above Staircase 167
Plate 168: Details of 17th Century Woodwoork, Ashburnham House and Chapter Library 168
Plate 169: Jerusalem Chamber and Ashburnham House 169
Plate 170: Abbot's Hall 170
Plate 171: Jerusalem Chamber 171
Plate 172: Deanery 172
Plate 173: Passage from Dark Cloister to Little Cloister 173
Plate 174: Cellarer's Building. Room on Ground Floor 174
Plate 175: Cellarer's Building. Paintings 175
Plate 176: Rere-Dorter and Infirmary Chapel 176
Plate 177: Wood Panelling 177
Plate 178: Little Cloister. 'Lodgings' on S. Side and House S.E. of Infirmary Chapel 178
Plate 179: Little Cloister. 'Lodgings' on N. Side and House S.E. of Infirmary Chapel 179
Plate 180: Little Cloister. N. Side 180
Plate 181: Coffins and Coffin-Lids 181
Plate 182: Brass Effigies 182
Plate 183: Brass Effigies 183
Plate 184: St. Edmund's Chapel. Monuments 184
Plate 185: Recumbent Effigies. Henry III, Edmund Crouchback and Aveline, Wife of Edmund Crouchback 185
Plate 186: Recumbent Effigies. Eleanor of Castile, William de Valence and Aymer de Valence 186