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15th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 4th May 2000

Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Martyn Percy at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 4th May 2000 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford and the Cathedral, Sheffield.

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Multimedia guide

Use our multimedia guide when visiting the Abbey. You can download the guide on your mobile or tablet, or use a device we supply.

The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013)

The Queen's organ (Mander, 2013): The Queen’s Organ was the welcome result of collaboration between the Lord Mayor of London, the City of London Corporation, and the Dean and Chapter of Westminster..

Finzi, Bax & Ireland: Choral Music

A disc exploring the work of three twentieth-century composers whose work was crucial to the Anglican choral tradition.

Christopher Tye: Missa Euge bone & Western Wynde Mass

A well-judged selection of sacred music by sixteenth-century English composer Christopher Tye, including his masterpiece the Missa Euge bone.

Taverner: Western Wynde Mass

James O’Donnell brings composer John Taverner to the fore, presenting two of the undisputed choral masterpieces from sixteenth-century England.

Library collection

Today’s library was established after the Abbey was founded as a collegiate church in 1560. It has been in the former monastic dormitory since 1591.

Our Lady of Pew

The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.

Poets’ Corner

Poets’ Corner Westminster Abbey is a place of pilgrimage for literature lovers. More than 100 poets and writers are buried or have memorials here.

Notable people

Address given at a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark Anzac Day 2025

Friday, 25th April 2025

History has us telling different stories. History can make us argue.

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Christmas Day 2015

Friday, 25th December 2015

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

Sarah English

On the north west pillar in St Margaret's church Westminster is a cartouche to Sarah English. This has been attributed to sculptor Robert Hartshorne (II).

26th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

Thursday, 26th May 2011

Delivered by Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 26th May 2011 and at Keble College, Oxford on Friday 27th May 2011.

Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2017

Friday, 13th October 2017

Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.

Fraternité talk: When the English spoke French

Thursday, 18th April 2024

Join James Robinson, Interim Director of Collections at the V&A, to discover the complex and interdependent relationship of England and Continental Europe throughout the Middle Ages.

Events

O Adonai [English]

Discover the Great O Antiphons with Westminster Abbey, and take part in this Advent tradition.

Visiting the Abbey with your secondary class is guaranteed to be a memorable experience as you explore the building to discover over a thousand years of faith and history. Our experienced guides link the Abbey to your course of study, offering both highlights tours or something more specific bringing the Abbey to life. Discover information about guided tours, costs and school bursary visits to Westminster Abbey.

29. George I - the king who couldn't speak English

Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

'Plain English letters'

When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.