The Reverend Dr James Hawkey
Canon of Westminster
Dr Claire Foster-Gilbert
Director, Westminster Abbey Institute
The Reverend Anthony Ball
Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's
Paul Baumann
Receiver General and Chapter Clerk
Westminster Abbey and Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The Abbey remains open for worship and you are welcome to join us at our daily Eucharist service if you are able to travel here safely within current government guidelines.
However, for the time being we are unable to open the Abbey and St Margaret’s Church for general visiting.
Institute people
Westminster Abbey Institute is run by a Steering Group, consisting of the Canon Theologian as Chair, the Director of the Institute, the Canon Rector of St Margaret’s and the Receiver General. The Director is assisted by a Manager and an Administrator. The Institute is advised by a Council of Reference chaired by the Dean of Westminster.
The Director is assisted by a Manager and Administrator. The Institute is advised by a Council of Reference chaired by the Dean of Westminster.
Steering Group
Institute staff
Kathleen James, Manager
Aneta Horniak, Assistant
Council of Reference |
Senior Fellows |
| Chair - The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE | The Rt Hon. the Baroness Butler-Sloss GBE |
| Mr Mark Easton | General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL |
| The Rt Hon. Dominic Grieve QC | Canon Professor Grace Davie |
| Mr Matt Magee | The Rt Hon. the Baroness D'Souza CMG |
| The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB | Sir William Fittall |
| The Lord Hogan-Howe Kt QPM | Professor David Ford OBE |
| Dame Clare Moriarty DCB | Professor The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield |
| Sir Paul Nurse PRS PhD | The Rt Hon. the Lord Judge |
| Mr William Nye LVO | Lord Bob Kerslake |
| Professor Janet Soskice | Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL |
| Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE, AcSS, FRHistS, FKC | The Rt Hon. the Lord Luce KG GCVO DL |
| Mr Sandy Nairne CBE FSA | |
| The Rt Hon the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury | |
| Sir David Normington GCB | |
| Mr Mark Ormerod | |
| Mrs Jenny Rowe CB | |
| The Lord Saatchi | |
| The Rt Hon. Jack Straw | |
| The Reverend Professor Vernon White | |
| The Very Reverend Andrew Tremlett | |
| Rt Hon Sir Edward Young KCVO |
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