Edmund Halley Memorial - Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey - Memorial to Edmund Halley - King Henry VIII

During King Henry VIII’s reign (in 1531) the appearance of Halley’s comet in the sky caused panic.

In the south cloister of Westminster Abbey there is a memorial to astronomer Edmund Halley.  Halley’s comet is named after him.  Halley was born in 1656, Haggerston, London, he was the son of a successful soap maker.

Westminster underground (Circle, District and Jubilee Lines) 5-minute walk via Little George Street to Westminster.