St Margaret's Church

The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey—often called St Margaret’s Church by locals—sits in the shadow of Parliament Square within the grounds of Westminster Abbey, quietly anchoring the Palace of Westminster’s daily rhythm. This Anglican parish church forms part of a single World Heritage Site with the Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey, and it’s dedicated to Margaret of Antioch. Founded in the twelfth century to serve worshippers near the Abbey, the church was rebuilt between 1486 and 1523 at the urging of King Henry VII, with the consecration date recorded as 9 April 1523. It’s commonly described as the last London church decorated in the Catholic tradition before the Reformation, once boasting richly painted statues of St Mary and St John flanking a large rood cross, and featuring several internal chapels. …

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