The British Archaeological Association's 2013 conference was devoted to the study of Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. This book deals with the Palace of Westminster and its wider topography between the late 11th century and the devastating fire of 1834 that largely destroyed the medieval palace.

CONTENTS [PART I THE ABBEY]INTRODUCTION TIM TATTON-BROWN The Medieval and Early Tudor Topography of WestminsterMARTIN HENIG ‘A Fine and Private Place’: The Sarcophagus of Valerius Amandinus and the Origins of Roman WestminsterWARWICK RODWELL The Archaeology of Westminster Abbey: An Historiographical OverviewFRANCIS WOODMAN Edward the Confessor’s Church at Westminster: An Alternative ViewSTUART HARRISON AND JOHN MCNEILL The Romanesque Monastic Buildings at Westminster AbbeyRICHARD JONES Numerical Archaeology: Gleanings from the 1253 Building Accounts of Westminster Abbey RevisitedPAMELA TUDOR-CRAIG The Iconography of Henry III’s Abbey: A Note Towards Elucidation of ThemesWARWICK RODWELL The Cosmati Pavements and their Topographical Setting: Addressing the Archaeological IssuesPAUL BINSKI AND EMILY GUERRY Seats, Relics and the Rationale of Images in Westminster Abbey, Henry III to Edward IIHELEN HOWARD AND MARIE LOUISE SAUERBERG The Polychromy at Westminster Abbey, 1250–1350JANE SPOONER The Virgin Mary and White Harts Great and Small: The 14th-Century Wall-Paintings in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew and the Muniment RoomRICHARD MORTIMER History and Chronicles at Westminster Abbey, 1250–1450NICOLA COLDSTREAM The Abbey and Palace as Theatres for CoronationTIM TATTON-BROWN The New Work: Aspects of the Later Medieval Fabric of Westminster AbbeySTEVEN BRINDLE Sir George Gilbert Scott as Surveyor of Westminster Abbey, 1849–78RICHARD FOSTER An Historical Sketch of the North Precinct of Westminster Abbey with Special Reference to its PrisonsEDDIE SMITH Westminster School Buildings, 1630–1730CONTENTS [PART II THE PALACE]INTRODUCTIONJOHN CROOK An Introduction to the Topography of the Medieval Palace of WestminsterROLAND HARRIS AND DANIEL MILES Romanesque Westminster Hall and its RoofEDWARD IMPEY The Great Hall at Caen and its Affinities with WestminsterVIRGINIA JANSEN Henry III’s Palace at WestminsterJOHN GOODALL St Stephen’s Chapel, WestminsterJULIAN MUNBY Late-14th-Century Reconstruction of Westminster HallDAVID HARRISON Parliaments, MPs and the Buildings of Westminster in the Middle AgesCHRISTOPHER WILSON A Monument to St Edward the Confessor: Henry III’s Great Chamber at Westminster and its PaintingsJEREMY ASHBEE ‘The New Tower at the End of the King’s Garden’: The Jewel Tower and the Royal TreasureMARK COLLINS The Topography of the Old Palace of We stminster, 1510–1834STEVEN BRINDLE The New Palace of Westminster

"These proceedings of the 2013 Summer Confernece of The British Archaeological Association comprise 16 essays on Westminster Abbey and 11 on Westminster Palace, and together they take a fascinating and often revisionary look at these iconic institutions...There are no make-weights in these two beautifully presented and meticulously edited volumes."— K S B Keats-Rohan, Medieval Archaeology