Westminster Cathedral
Historic site · Victoria, England
Westminster Cathedral is at 42 Francis Street, SW1P 1QW, and is listed Grade I as NHLE 1066500. It opens daily 7.30am to 7pm. The gift shop opens 10.30am to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday, and Clergy House Reception 9am to 5.20pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 1pm at weekends. Mass is celebrated on Sunday at 8am, 10am sung, 12 noon solemn and livestreamed, 5.30pm and 7pm.
History
The cathedral styles itself the Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood, seat of the Archbishop of Westminster; it is neither Westminster Abbey nor St Paul's. It states that it receives no funding from the Vatican. Its own headings for what to see are An Architectural Gem, Art, Marbles & Mosaics, and Treasures. Victoria Underground station is 219 m away and London Victoria rail station 327 m; St James's Park station is 593 m.
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42 Francis Street, London SW1P 1QW