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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.

• A prayer for John Paul II

  Monday, 4th April 2005

  KAROL WOJTYLA, 1920- 2005; JOHN PAUL II, 1978- 2005

  Pope John Paul II

• Download your A to Z certificate

  Discover over 1,000 years of faith and history with our brand-new A to Z of Westminster Abbey. Perfect for primary-aged children, and their accompanying adults, these independent and team activities are designed to spark creativity, ignite imaginations and keep young brains ticking, with little or no materials required. Letter-by-letter, uncover the many places, themes and beliefs that can be found within this national place of worship. What are you waiting for?

• The Westminster Morris Day of Dance

  Saturday, 14th May 2005

  The Westminster Morris Day of Dance, an annual event, took place this year on Saturday 14th May on the North Green.

  Morris Men

• Abbey Celebrates Life of Sir John Tavener

  Wednesday, 11th June 2014

  His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th June at 12 noon.

  Special Service Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales Sir John Tavener

• John Hall retires as Dean of Westminster

  Friday, 1st November 2019

  The Very Reverend Dr John Hall has retired after 13 years as Dean of Westminster. He presided at a valedictory Eucharist on Friday 1st November.

  Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

• John Hall installed as new Dean of Westminster

  Saturday, 2nd December 2006

  In a ceremony which drew on the historic origins of the post, he became responsible for day-to-day management and worship at Westminster Abbey, one of the best-known churches in the world.

• John

  John was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 27th May 1199. It seems he displayed "unseemly levity" during the ceremony and left before receiving the Sacrament.

• John Gavan

  John Gavan and his wife Susan are buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey but their stone is no longer readable.

• John Masefield

  Poet

  The ashes of poet and novelist John Masefield were buried in Poets’ Corner on 20th June 1967. The grave adjoins that of Robert Browning.

• John André

  Soldier

  In the nave of Westminster Abbey is the grave and monument to Major John André, executed as a spy by the Americans in 1780.

• Betjeman Centenary

  Monday, 28th August 2006

  Sir John Betjeman's centenary will be marked with a wreathlaying ceremony at his memorial in Poets' Corner on Monday.

  John Betjeman Wreathlaying

• Abbey announces new Dean

  Tuesday, 19th September 2006

  Canon John Hall has been appointed as the new Dean of Westminster.

• Sir John Gielgud

  Actor

  A memorial stone for actor and director Sir John Gielgud was unveiled near to the grave of Lord Olivier in April 2022.

• Sir Joseph John Thomson

  Scientist and Physicist

  The ashes of physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson lie in the nave near the graves of Newton and Rutherford. Interment took place during his funeral.

• John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh

  Scientist and Physicist

  On the wall of the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, physicist.

• Arctic explorer's memorial unveiled

  Tuesday, 30th September 2014

  A memorial to the Orkney-born Arctic explorer Dr John Rae (1813-1893) was dedicated in the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 30th September 2014.

  Dr John Rae Memorial dedication

• Sir John Malcolm

  Soldier, Statesman and Writer

  In the north transept is an over life-size statue, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in memory of Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier and statesman.

• Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud

  Wednesday, 6th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will be dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

• Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud

  Tuesday, 26th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

  Poets' Corner