There are over 600 memorials on the walls of the Abbey. One of the earliest is to Richard Chapman, who died in 1572 and was Alderman of Bath. Although many of the memorials are to the rich and ...

In 973, King Edgar – called the first king of England – was crowned here. Later, Bath prospered as a wool town. With the money it made from wool, Bath built its grand abbey, the last great ...

Bath later prospered as a wool town, building its grand abbey about 500 years ago — the last great medieval church built in ...

Award RIBA South West and Wessex Award 2024, RIBA South West and Wessex Conservation Award 2024 and RIBA National Award 2024 Setting out to improve the experience for worshippers, visitors, and ...

It's keeping people questioning the architecture, and about how people live in the UK. "I feel very proud to be a part of it." The panel will be on display at Bath Abbey until 27 March.

The English coronation service proper was drawn up by St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, for the grand coronation of Edgar, first King of All England, at Bath Abbey. The first documented coronation ...

William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, is buried in the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey together with his wife and three children and his brother. A new vault was made in the lower Islip chapel and his ...