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Westminster Cathedral Gift Shop London
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Flowers & Gifts in London
- Westminster
42 Francis Street, Cathedral Piazza
, Westminster, London, SW1P 1QW
+44 (0) 20 7798 9055
http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/
Westminster Cathedral Gift Shop sells, Cathedral related souvenirs as well as other gift items. They are located inside the Cathedral, entrance off the Piazza between Morpeth Terrace and Ambrosden Avenue.
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gift shops, gifts, souvenirs
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Westminster Cathedral Gift Shop
London
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A very good gift and souvenir shop - First of all, contrary to the impression given in the address and the arrow, the entrance is off the Cathedral Plaza, which is between the end of Morpeth Terrace and Ambrosden Avenue. 47 Francis Street, where the arrow is, is the Cathedral Clergy House and Cathedral Administrative offices. Also Victoria is actually the nearest Underground Station, St James's Park being more like ten minutes away. (At time of writing I have submitted a correction to the moderators on this).
This is a very nice shop set up in what was formerly one of the side entrances to the Cathedral. There is a good range of souvenirs and gifts, but books are limited to guides to the Cathedral as St Paul's and the CTS bookshops are very right by the Cathedral anyway.
While there are many reasonably priced gifts this is the place to visit if you are looking for something special and expensive in the area of religious art reproductions.
Where many similar cathedral gift shops go in for selling bath salts and similar personal scented items, while this shop used to sell them, at time of writing it seems that those responsible for the shop have decided not to stock these. I would particularly like to see a return of perfumes and other toiletries produced by the Cistercian monks of Caldey. Perhaps they would also consider stocking other monastic produce as well, which would make this shop really special, providing gifts not easy to get otherwise. Together with if I felt the staff that have been on duty there when I have been there, smiled a bit more, if this happened, I would up my rating.
By the way, there is a very basic, but reasonably priced and friendly refreshment place open down some stairs near the entrance to the Cathedral. Very handy for a break after looking round the Cathedral and the gift shop.
01-05-09
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gift shops, gifts, guide books, repository, souvenirs
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