Show towers not original part of westminster westminster abbey without its ini posing twin towers is hard to conceive but as a matter of fact they lid did not torm form part of the original building no not t being erected until years after the monastery had been dissolved sir christopher wren architect of st rauls pauls cathedral commenced them arid and lie he also designed the central tower and spire tor for the abbey but they were never completed at one period it was customary for a corporal and nine soldiers to attend the abbey on sundays to prevent interruption ter during services this was in tile lie time of the commonwealth when for fo the first and only time since it was milde in 1206 1296 the coronation chair was t ts ken out of the abbey in order that oliver cromwell might be installed as lord protector in westminster hall ball Lono london lcou chronicle |