Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey was a church in London. It had a large hall with stone columns and stained-glass windows. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire) As told by Elizabeth I to Susan, Westminster Abbey was the location of the coronations and burials of all the monarchs of England. (AUDIO: The Hollow Crown)

History
in 1296, The Stone of Scone was moved to Westminster Abbey by Edward I. (PROSE: Set in Stone)

In 1601, William Shakespeare brought the First Doctor to the abbey to seek out Elizabeth I. There, they visited the tomb of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, which was the entrance to a secret passage leading to the royal chambers in the Palace of Whitehall. (AUDIO: The Hollow Crown)

Ian Chesterton visited Geoffrey Chaucer's tomb in Westminster Abbey at some point prior to his travels with the Doctor. (AUDIO: The Doctor's Tale)

After his body was brought to England in November 1920, the Unknown Warrior was buried in the cemetery of Westminster Abbey. (AUDIO: The Mouthless Dead)

On 25 December 1950, the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright stole the Stone of Scone from Westminster Abbey. (PROSE: Set in Stone)

The Seventh Doctor once claimed that Bede had made him an honorary dean of Westminster Abbey. (PROSE: Companion Piece)

Westminster Abbey was the venue for the recoronation of Elizabeth II, which was held in the morning of 23 November 1997 following the Martian Invasion of May that year. The event was attended by representatives of every nation on Earth, including heads of state and ambassadors. Sat behind them were senior military men and other heroes of the invasion, including General Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, who attended with his wife Doris, and Brigadier Winifred Bambera. Despite his role in thwarting the invasion, the Eighth Doctor did not attend, however, as Alistair pointed out to Doris, the Doctor did attend in their fourth incarnation, accompanied by companions Romana II and K9 Mark II. Montserrat Caballe led a choir which sang the Recoronation Aria, a specially-commissioned piece by Lord Lloyd-Webber. Lethbridge-Stewart, content with his retirement, let out a roar of laughter within Westminster Abbey. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

In 2015, during the Hyperion invasion of Earth, Clara Oswald was exploring Westminster Abbey when she was attacked by one of the Scorched and saved by fireman Sam. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire)