Diocese of Canterbury CoA on Church House - Westminster (London)
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Depicted colorful stucco coat of arms of Anglican Diocese of Canterbury decorates the front facade of Church House located in Dean's Yard of Westminster Abbey in London.
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/10/2014
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Depicted colorful stucco coat of arms of Anglican Diocese of Canterbury decorates the front facade of Church House located in Dean's Yard of Westminster Abbey in London.
The Diocese of Canterbury is a Church of England diocese covering eastern Kent, founded by St. Augustine of Canterbury in 597. It is centred on Canterbury Cathedral, and is the oldest see of the Church of England. [wiki]
Church House is the building that serves as the headquarters of the Church of England, occupying the south end of Dean's Yard next to Westminster Abbey in London. The current building, designed by Sir Herbert Baker, is a 1930s replacement of the original building, commissioned in 1902 by the Corporation of the Church House, formed in 1888, to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, celebrated in 1887. Though delayed at first by the depression of the early 1930s, the foundation stone was laid by Queen Mary on 26 June 1937, and the building was officially opened by King George VI on 10 June 1940. [wiki]