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Shop at the Abbey
A royal church in the centre of London offering services for all and a World Heritage Site with over a thousand years of history.
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An Abbey welcome to Holy Week and Easter
Friday, 23rd March 2018
Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church welcome worshippers and visitors to our annual celebration of Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Church’s year, culminating in the most joyful festival, Easter Day.
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What to see and do at the Abbey
Each year, we welcome over a million visitors. We’re generally open Monday to Saturday for visiting, and hold regular services to which all are welcome.
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Choristership
Being an Abbey chorister is a unique musical and educational experience. Between the ages of 8-13 choristers enjoy an outstanding education at our Choir School.
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Richard Knevet
Richard Knevet was a gentleman pensioner of Elizabeth I and was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel at Westminster Abbey in 1559.
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Sister Concordia Scott
Artist
Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.
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The organs
Thousands of people visit us each year to hear our famous grand organ, a fine five-manual Harrison & Harrison instrument installed for the 1937 coronation.
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Catalogues
In our library, we have an extensive card catalogue and index to our medieval and early modern archive, and most of our modern one.
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Dialogue: Dignity and Imprisonment
Tuesday, 21st November 2023
Westminster Abbey Institute brings together a panel of speakers for a lunchtime symposium on Dignity and Hostility.
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The President of Hungary visits Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
The President of the Republic of Hungary, HE János Áder, accompanied by Mrs Anita Herczeg, First Lady, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th May and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Elizabeth Corbett and Mildred Hotham
On the north wall of St Margaret's is a tablet to Elizabeth Corbett and Lady Mildred Hotham. The epitaph verses were composed by Alexander Pope.
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Judges mark the start of the new legal year
Monday, 2nd October 2023
Judges and members of the legal profession gathered in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd October 2023 for a service to mark the start of the legal year in England and Wales.
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Food & drink
We want your visit to the Abbey to be safe and enjoyable, so offer some useful tips to help you prepare for your visit.
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The Abbey Choir and musicians
The Abbey’s centuries-old musical tradition is maintained by our world-famous choir of men and boys and our four organists.
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Westminster Abbey Institute works with the public service institutions around Parliament Square to revitalise moral and spiritual values in public life.
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See a complete list of current Institute programmes.
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Videos and podcasts of past public programmes of Westminster Abbey Institute are available.
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The capacity to hope is common to human experience, and often confounds easy answers.
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Justice is a characteristic of a civilised society. Where is it to be found? In structures of government; institutions; individuals? Is it the same as fairness?
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In the world of public service, trustworthiness, dependability, wise decision-making and solid relationships all depend upon truth.