Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
237 results found, displaying page 9 of 12
-
Edward III and Philippa of Hainault
Edward was crowned in 1327. Monuments to him and his wife Philippa of Hainault are in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey.
-
Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Souls’ Day 2017
Thursday, 2nd November 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.
-
Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on All Saints' Day 2016
Tuesday, 1st November 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
-
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 2018: How do we experience and understand silence?.
-
Sermon Given at Matins on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2016
Sunday, 17th July 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr Victor Stock, Priest Vicar.
-
Mary I
Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. She was crowned in the Abbey on 1st October 1553 and lies buried with Elizabeth I.
-
Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
Soldier, Physician and Doctor
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a tablet, rolls of honour and stained glass window for those who died serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.
-
George Granville Bradley
Dean and Writer
George Granville Bradley, Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. A brass covers his grave.
-
John Gay
Poet and Playwright
John Gay, poet and dramatist, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
-
Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester
Statesman
Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester and his first wife are buried in St Paul's chapel. He has a large monument and effigy by sculptor Nicholas Stone.
-
Thomas May
Writer and Historian
Thomas May, writer and historian, was buried in the south transept. When Charles II was restored, May's body was buried in St Margaret's churchyard.
-
Randolph & Penelope Egerton & family
Soldier
Major General Randolph Egerton, his two wives, two sons and a daughter are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
-
Warren Hastings
Statesman and Diplomat
Warren Hastings, Governor General of Bengal, has a memorial monument with a bust in the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
-
Arthur O’Keeffe & family
Lawyer
In the west cloister is a white marble monument and bust to the memory of lawyer Arthur O'Keeffe. It was erected in the late 1750s.
-
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries due to open on 11th June
Wednesday, 14th February 2018
Westminster Abbey has announced that The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries will open to the public on 11th June 2018.
-
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to open on 11th June
Monday, 4th June 2018
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries will open at Westminster Abbey on Monday 11th June.
-
Abbey announces plans to transform visitor welcome
Thursday, 12th September 2019
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning consent by Westminster City Council for a project to improve the welcome it offers to its 1.3 million visitors.
-
Abbey to re-open for visiting from 21st May
Monday, 19th April 2021
Westminster Abbey is preparing to welcome back visitors again on Friday 21st May, following the current closure due to coronavirus restrictions.
-
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.
-
Stone of Destiny welcomed to the Abbey
Saturday, 29th April 2023
A service to mark the arrival of the Stone of Destiny at Westminster Abbey was held on Saturday 29th April.