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• John and Richard Blackborne

  John Blackborne was buried in the cloisters but the exact location is not known. Richard Blackborne, his brother, was mostly likely buried near John.

  Her father John Winterborne was an Abbey verger, one of Dean Goodman's most faithful servants, and was buried on 23rd November 1607 in the cloisters.

• Maurice Pickering

  Philanthropist

  Maurice Pickering was buried in St Margaret's churchyard on 30th June 1604. This is the area now grassed over between this church and Westminster Abbey.

  Pickering had been a servant of Gabriel Goodman, the Dean of Westminster, and was an Abbey verger and a churchwarden of St Margaret's.

• Thomas and John French

  Thomas and John French were servants to Dean Thomas Sprat at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.

  For many years he was a verger at the Abbey and became College brewer in 1723.

• Westminster Abbey People Share Stories for #MakeHistory Campaign

  Thursday, 9th March 2017

  Westminster Abbey has released a new collection of images telling the stories of the people who work behind the scenes to support the Abbey’s first public appeal in 30 years to raise funds for The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries.

  ...television to take up gardening full-time after doing an evening class, and the verger who played truant to hang around Coventry Cathedral and now regularly welcomes...

  Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

• Free entry to the Abbey for NHS staff as summer visiting hours are announced

  Friday, 25th June 2021

  NHS staff will be able to visit Westminster Abbey for free from July onwards. The gesture to NHS staff is an acknowledgment of all their hard work during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

  Verger-guided tours will also return during the summer.

• Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945

  The books forming the Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939-45 can be seen in a showcase in the nave of Westminster Abbey near the west entrance.

  Specific entries can be seen by arrangement with the Dean’s Verger (preferably with advance notice).

• The enduring power of pilgrimage

  Writer Francis Martin investigates what part the Abbey plays in the life of modern-day pilgrims.

  It can be accessed during twice-daily prayer services, verger-guided tours and for Holy Communion every Tuesday morning at 8:00am.

• Hugh Easton

  Artist

  There are six stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey and its precincts designed by stained glass artist Hugh Easton.

  This small chapel is not open to the public but application to view can be made to a Verger or Marshal at the Abbey.

• Edward the Confessor and Edith

  Edward the Confessor was King from 1042 to 1066. He founded a monastery to St Peter, known as Westminster Abbey. His body still lies in his Shrine.

  The Chapel can be visited by those on a Verger Guided Tour but is closed to the general public due to the fragility of the floor.

• Tricia Hillas inaugurated as Speaker’s Chaplain

  The Reverend Tricia Hillas was inaugurated as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons in a service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster today.