The Coronation Chair, with the Stone of Scone, Westminster Abbey, London Beverly Hills Old Compton Street

Old Compton Street

An observation of volcanic activity at Vesuvius

West entrance of Temple Church

From 'Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion'

The Coronation Chair, with the Stone of Scone, Westminster Abbey, London Beverly Hills Old Compton StreetThe Coronation Chair, with the Stone of Scone, Westminster Abbey, London, 1937. The seat in which all sovereigns of England (save Mary I and Mary II), have been crowned since Edward I. The Stone of Scone was traditonally used in the coronation ceremonies of Kings of Scotland until it was seized by Edward I and brought back to England. In 1996 the stone was returned to Scotland with the proviso that it would be transported to Westminster Abbey for