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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd Marquis of Londonderry, politician, was buried in the centre of the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
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John Freind
Writer, Physician and Doctor
John Freind, physician and author, has a monument in the south aisle of the nave, not far from his friend and rival Dr Richard Mead.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Artist, Writer, Soldier, Statesman and Historian
Sir Winston Churchill is not buried in Westminster Abbey but just inside, near the grave of the Unknown Warrior, is a green marble memorial stone.
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Pasquale Paoli
In 1807 a monument to this famous Corsican was erected in the south choir aisle. It is white marble and includes a bust of Paoli.
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William and Catherine Gladstone
Statesman
In 1903 a statue to William Gladstone, Prime Minister, was unveiled. A gravestone, to William and his wife Catherine, was put in after Catherine’s death.
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Reflection: First Sunday of Christmas
Monday, 1st January 0001
Watch or read the full reflection from the First Sunday of Christmas, The dawn of a new year
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Canon Anthony Ball appointed Assistant Bishop in Egypt
Monday, 1st November 2021
Canon Anthony Ball has been appointed an Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Egypt, with responsibilities across the new Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria.
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Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims
Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.
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The King celebrates Commonwealth Day 2023 at the Abbey
Monday, 13th March 2023
Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey at 2.45pm on Monday 13th March - The King’s first as monarch.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2015
Sunday, 13th September 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Sunday next before Lent 2016
Sunday, 7th February 2016
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Third Sunday before Lent 2017
Sunday, 12th February 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2017
Sunday, 3rd December 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2018
Sunday, 21st January 2018
Sermon given by The Reverend Mark Birch, Minor Canon and Sacrist
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018
Thursday, 10th May 2018
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2018: This is a day of triumph. ‘God is gone up with a triumphant shout: The Lord with sounding trumpets’ melodies.’ We heard.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 18th August 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2019: 'We are haunted by God’s large purposes.' The American Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann writes, ‘We are a strange lot:.
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Sermon at the Evening Service on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 27th October 2019
Sermon at the Evening Service on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2019: We are called to be reconciled to one another. Behind this Abbey Church, outside Parliament and around College Green, ordinary.
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Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary
Friday, 25th October 2019
Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary: We have been rooted in a good land. When Queen Anne’s School was founded in 1894 it was.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2020
Sunday, 5th January 2020
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Christmas 2020: By grace we are gathered and by grace we shall be gathered. Having Christmas behind us can feel like quite.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020
Sunday, 19th January 2020
Sermon at Evensong on the Second Sunday of Epiphany 2020: Aren’t gifts supposed to last? We have all been there: despite the best plans and intentions, the gift you’ve bought for someone.