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William and Aymer de Valence
Soldier and Philanthropist
William de Valence, Lord of Pembroke and Wexford, has a tomb in St Edmund's chapel. Aymer de Valence has a tomb beside the High Altar.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2015
Sunday, 5th April 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2017
Sunday, 24th December 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 8th April 2018
Sermon given by The Reverend Dr Tony Kyriakides, Priest Vicar.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday before Lent 2019
Sunday, 3rd February 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday before Lent 2019: In God’s house, it’s old and young together, needing each other, valuing and validating each other. This morning in Luke’s.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2021
Sunday, 12th December 2021
Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday of Advent 2021: Let our longing be worthy of the kingdom which John proclaimed In the iconography of the Christian East – what we.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022
Sunday, 3rd April 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2022: Passion, as a term, has a deeper more ancient usage. Making our way through Lent, we arrive today at.
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Edward Hyde & family
Politician, Historian and Diplomat
Various members of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon's family are buried with him in a vault in the north ambulatory, near Henry VII's chapel.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2015
Sunday, 20th December 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White, Canon Theologian.
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Henry Purcell & family
Musician and Composer
On 26th November 1695 Purcell was buried in the north aisle of the choir. This was where the organ stood at this time.
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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
Soldier
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and 1st Duke of Greenwich, orator and soldier, was buried in Henry VII's chapel but his large monument is in the south transept.
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William Vincent & Family
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
William Vincent, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel. Nearby in the south transept are memorial tablets to him, his wife and son George Giles.
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Killigrew Family
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Playwright
In the north aisle of the nave is a white marble monument to Robert Killigrew. It is a tablet in the form of a shield.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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George VI
The coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth was held at Westminster Abbey on 12th May 1937. They married at the Abbey on 26th April 1923.
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John Blow
Musician and Composer
John Blow, organist and composer, was buried in the north choir aisle in 1708, near the door which at that time led to the organ.
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Sir Thomas Bromley
Politician
Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.
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Christopher Anstey
Writer and Poet
On a pillar in Poets’ Corner is a marble tablet to Christopher Anstey, by sculptor Charles Horwell, put up by his son John.
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Thomas and Matthew Arnold
Writer, Poet and Historian
A memorial to Dr Thomas Arnold, famous head master, is now on a ledge in the nave, while son Matthew has two memorials.
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James Watt
Engineer
A small bust now commemorates James Watt, the great civil engineer. This replaced a very large marble statue.