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Processional banners
We have six processional banners, which are carried at festivals and certain special services. At other times, they’re usually displayed either side of the altar.
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The Queen Elizabeth II window
David Hockney’s stained glass window in Westminster Abbey is a vibrantly-coloured contemporary work commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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The Queen approves recommendations for Abbey
Monday, 9th February 2004
Recommendations put forward by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, for the organisation, management and accountability of the Royal Peculiars have today been approved by Her Majesty the Queen.
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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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William Shakespeare
Playwright
Shakespeare was buried at Stratford upon Avon in 1616 and it was not until 1741 that a statue to him was erected in Poets' Corner.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Writer, Poet, Explorer and Soldier
Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in St Margaret's Church. There is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him.
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David & Eva Garrick
Actor
On the west wall of Poets' Corner is a monument to the famous actor David Garrick, not far from his grave. By H. Webber.
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Willes family
Priest/Minister and Codebreaker
Dr Edward Willes, bishop of Bath and Wells, was buried in the north ambulatory, together with his wife Jane and sons Edward and Sir Francis.
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Somerset Kerry & family
In St Margaret's church is a gravestone for Somerset Kerry and his family, Elizabeth and John Alford and Rebecca Moncreife and her son John Moncreife.
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James O’Donnell secures role at Yale University
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, has been appointed as Professor in the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He will leave the Abbey this Christmas.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2016
Thursday, 13th October 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 15th September 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: Dr Edward Bouverie Pusey, who fought for the soul of our beloved Church of England. This morning a service of thanksgiving to.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 28th August 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2022: Invited to Dance It was heartening to read this week of a Chief of Police defending a group of.
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Henry Carey, Lord Hunsdon & Family
Soldier and Statesman
The monument to Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (died 1596) is the tallest in Westminster Abbey, at thirty-six feet high. Various members of his family are buried in the Carey vault.
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Address given at A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Sunday, 20th September 2020
Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. It is a time for us to reflect and remember, to recall memories, to remember the sacrifices made and not least the pivotal nature of the event.
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An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019
Sunday, 19th September 2021
An address given at a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday 2019: Within all searching and reaching out, there lies a motivating factor, and that factor is hope..
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Sir Thomas Hardy
Sailor
At the west end of the nave is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. He is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus.
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Hugh Easton
Artist
There are six stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey and its precincts designed by stained glass artist Hugh Easton.
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Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex
In St Benedict's chapel is a large tomb, with white marble effigies, to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and his second wife Anne.
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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.