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William Pitt and family
Statesman
William Pitt the Elder and his son are buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. His wax effigy is on display in the triforium.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Advent 2016
Sunday, 4th December 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Chaplain.
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Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
The books forming the Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939-45 can be seen in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey marks 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 19th September 2021
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey.
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Battle of Britain anniversary marked at Westminster Abbey
Sunday, 17th September 2023
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2023. His Majesty The King was represented at the service by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.
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David Livingstone
Writer, Explorer, Physician and Doctor
David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, died at Ilala in the centre of Africa in May 1873. His grave is in the centre of the Nave.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Seventh Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 10th July 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero
Saturday, 17th November 2018
We celebrate today the canonisation of St Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, that took place in Rome on 14th October 2018.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2015
Sunday, 26th April 2015
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2015: Laying down one’s life Picture the scene: a snowy afternoon in the middle of an American winter in a typical.
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23rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 8th May 2008
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Jane Shaw, Dean of Divinity, Chaplain and Fellow, New College Oxford and Canon Theologian, Salisbury Cathedral at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th May 2008.
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22nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2007
Delivered by The Reverend Dr Richard A. Burridge, Dean of King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2007 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 10th June 2018
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday after Trinity 2018: The extraordinary truth is that the grace of God abounds in the ordinary for us all, whether we know it or not..
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Edward V & Richard Duke of York
The presumed remains of Edward V and Richard Duke of York are buried in the Abbey in a white marble sarcophagus designed by Christopher Wren.
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Poets of the First World War
Poet and Soldier
Sixteen poets of the Great War (World War I) are remembered on this memorial. None of the poets are actually buried in the Abbey.
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Henry and James Cornewall
Sailor
In the entrance archway to the cloisters of Westminster Abbey is a large monument (36 feet high) to Captain James Cornewall (or Cornwall) of the Royal Navy.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity
Sunday, 21st October 2018
Sermon at Evensong on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: Possession with purpose I was two years old when my brother was born. Compared with me, Andrew was a good, rather quiet baby.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity 2018
Sunday, 21st October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity: Possession with purpose I was two years old when my brother was born. Compared with me, Andrew was a good, rather.
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The rough trade of politics
On 18th October 2021, Westminster Abbey welcomed Parliamentarians to St Margaret’s Church as we mourned the tragic death of Sir David Amess MP.