If you want a number you can drop at a dinner party, say: “The main structure took about 70 years, but the towers came 400 years later.” That will sound impressively specific. Or just say “Centuries, darling. Centuries.”
In the end, Westminster Abbey is a love letter to patience. Nobody planned for it to take that long. It just did. And honestly? That’s what makes it so magical. It’s a building that lived through the Black Death, the Reformation, and the Beatles. Can your house do that?
So next time you’re waiting for a contractor to finish your bathroom remodel, remember: you could have waited for Westminster Abbey. And it still wouldn’t be done.
