Plate 21: Oak Chests

An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 1, Westminster Abbey. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1924.

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'Plate 21: Oak Chests', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London, Volume 1, Westminster Abbey, (London, 1924) pp. 21. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/london/vol1/plate-21 [accessed 17 March 2024]

Oak chests

(1) Late 12th-century, (4) 14th-century, etc.

(5) and (6) Lady Margaret Beaufort's Chests.

S. Transept. Muniment Room.

Dorter Sub-vault (Undercroft). (1) Early 14th-century.

Muniment Room. Back of chest (1), late 12th-century.