Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
356 results found, displaying page 17 of 18
-
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.
-
Gabriel Goodman
Dean and Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Benedict is a monument to Welshman Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster 1561-1601. It consists of a bearded figure in Doctor's robes.
-
Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester
In the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester. It is attributed to sculptor Garrett Johnson.
-
Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk & family
Frances Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk was buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey, with her daughter Mary Grey. Also Margaret, Countess of Derby.
-
Sermon Given at Matins on the Fifth Sunday of Lent 2016
Sunday, 13th March 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
-
Edmund Kyrton
Abbot
Edmund Kyrton or Kirton was Abbot of Westminster from 1440-1462. He is buried beneath a now lost brass in St Andrew's chapel Westminster Abbey.
-
James Fullerton
Sir James Fullerton was buried in the north ambulatory, near the steps leading to Henry VII's chapel. His monument was later erected in St Paul's chapel.
-
Francis and John Beaumont
Poet
Francis Beaumont, poet and dramatist, and his brother Sir John Beaumont are both buried in Poets' Corner, at the entrance to St Benedict's chapel.
-
Isaac Casaubon
Historian
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to scholar and historian Dr Isaac Casaubon.
-
John Dryden
Poet and Playwright
John Dryden, Poet Laureate and dramatist, is buried in Poets' Corner. His monument, just outside St Benedict's chapel, now consists of a white marble bust.
-
Sir John Puckering
Lawyer
Sir John Puckering, Speaker of the House of Commons, is buried in St Paul's chapel. His large monument shows effigies of him and his wife.
-
James Watt
Engineer
A small bust now commemorates James Watt, the great civil engineer. This replaced a very large marble statue.
-
Henry Ireton
Soldier
Henry Ireton, Parliamentary official and son in law of Oliver Cromwell, was buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
-
James II
James II was born on 14th October 1633. His coronation with his queen, Mary of Modena, took place at Westminster Abbey on 23rd April 1685.
-
John Peter Foster
Architect
The ashes of architect J. Peter Foster were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 5th December 2010.
-
Abbey hosts international military chaplains
Wednesday, 24th August 2022
Westminster Abbey welcomed a group of international military chaplains to a meeting St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 23rd August.
-
Thomas Sprat
Dean, Priest/Minister and Poet
Thomas Sprat, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Nicholas’s chapel in Westminster Abbey. His son Thomas and wife Helen lie with him.
-
George and Nicholas Monck
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Sailor
General George Monck and his brother NIcholas are both buried in Westminster Abbey. The General's funeral armour is on display.
-
A national service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery
Tuesday, 25th October 2022
A National Service to celebrate 12 Step Recovery was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 25th October.
-
On truth telling and storytelling
Thursday, 23rd May 2024
Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, gives the annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture.