Eric Abbott was Dean of Westminster between 1959 and 1974. Previously he was Dean at King's College, London (1945-55), Chaplain to King George VI and HM Queen Elizabeth II, and the warden of Keble College, Oxford. The lecture is repeated each year at Keble College. He died in 1983 and was buried in the Abbey’s Nave. A memorial trust was endowed by his friends to provide for an annual lecture on spirituality and the first lecture was held in 1986.

For Meditations on the Mystery of the Transfiguration by Eric Abbott, please click here (PDF).

Booklets of all the Eric Symes Abbott Memorial lectures can be obtained from the Dean's Office at King's College London.