Chapels · London
St Stephen's Chapel
St Stephen's Chapel — chapel in the old Palace of Westminster, London, England, destroyed 1834.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Westminster · 0.2 km
- Free entry
About
St Stephen's Chapel is a chapel in the United Kingdom. Part of Palace of Westminster. Wikidata describes it as: "chapel in the old Palace of Westminster, London, England, destroyed 1834". Coordinates: 51.4994°, -0.1252°.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Stephen's Chapel, sometimes called the Royal Chapel of St Stephen, was a chapel completed around 1297 in the old Palace of Westminster. After the death of Henry VIII until 1834, the building served as the chamber of the House of Commons of England and that of Great Britain. It was largely destroyed in the fire of 1834, but the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the crypt survived. The present-day St Stephen's Hall and its porch, which are within the new Palace of Westminster built in the 19th century, stand on exactly the same site and are today accessed through the St Stephen's Entrance, the public entrance of the House of Commons.
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Background
History
Two royal weddings are recorded as having been solemnised in St Stephen's Chapel. On 20 January 1382, King Richard II was married to Anne of Bohemia. The bridegroom was fifteen, the bride sixteen. The other marriage occurred on 15 January 1478, between the younger of the two Princes in the Tower, Richard, Duke of York, and Anne Mowbray. Being five years old, she was close to a year older than Richard. At the age of eight, Anne died. Her coffin was discovered in a vault in Stepney in 1964, and her remains reinterred in Westminster Abbey. Thomas Cranmer was consecrated in St Stephen's Chapel as Archbishop of Canterbury on 30 March 1533. After the death of King Henry VIII the Palace of…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4994, -0.1252
- District
- Westminster
- Parish
- Westminster, unparished area
- Postcode
- SW1A 0AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Nearest railway station
- Westminster — 0.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7595468 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Stephen's Chapel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Image-taken-from-page-246-of-england-delineated 10999655265 o.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Stephen's Chapel?
- St Stephen's Chapel is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SW1A 0AA), in the parish of Westminster, unparished area.
- Is St Stephen's Chapel free to visit?
- Yes, St Stephen's Chapel is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Stephen's Chapel?
- The nearest railway station is Westminster, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SW1A 0AA.