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• Rose Garden

  The Head Gardener at Westminster Abbey shares her experience and insight about how the team care for England's oldest cultivated garden.

• Memorial window

  On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.

• A Service of Inauguration for new Speaker's Chaplain

  Tuesday, 12th October 2010

  The ministry of The Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Chaplain to The Speaker of the House of Commons was inaugurated on Tuesday 12th October 2010 in St Margaret’s Church at a special service, which was attended by The Right Honourable John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Judith Warner.

  Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin

• Westminster Abbey to celebrate HM The Queen’s reign with Hockney window

  Monday, 21st November 2016

  David Hockney, one of Britain’s most influential contemporary artists, has accepted an invitation from Westminster Abbey to design a stained glass window to celebrate the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

  David Hockney

• W is for Windows

  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?

• Westminster Abbey to unveil newly-commissioned stained glass windows in historic Lady Chapel

  Friday, 3rd May 2013

  Westminster Abbey has announced plans to unveil two new stained glass windows in the magnificent Lady Chapel.

  Lady Chapel Hughie O'Donoghue

• The Reverend Andrew Tremlett appointed Canon of Westminster

  Thursday, 1st July 2010

  It is announced today from 10 Downing Street that Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of The Reverend Andrew Tremlett, Canon of Bristol Cathedral, as a Canon of Westminster in succession to The Reverend Canon Robert Wright, who will be leaving the Abbey in September.

  Reverend Andrew Tremlett

• Summer: Poetry at the Abbey workshop

  Thursday, 14th August 2025

  Write your own poetry in a series of creative workshops with poets Jacob Sam-La Rose and Bella Cox, exploring nature, identity, and spirituality in the heart of Westminster.

  Events Summer at the Abbey

• Battle of Britain 80th

  The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.

• Tour: Stories in glass

  Monday, 11th May 2026

  Every window has a story to tell. Gaze at pieces of glasswork by world-famous artists and anonymous craftsman on this special guided tour.

• Poets' Corner Honour for Elizabeth Gaskell

  Friday, 24th September 2010

  A memorial window panel in Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner to the Victorian novelist and biographer Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810 – 1865) was dedicated on Saturday 25th September 2010.

  Elizabeth Gaskell Poets' Corner Memorial dedication

• Abbey to honour Cranford’s creator

  Friday, 8th January 2010

  Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Cranford formed the basis of one of the BBC’s prime-time television drama successes, will be honoured with a memorial in a window panel in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.

• Tour highlights

  Since its foundation in 1976, The Prince’s Trust has supported over a million young people aged 11-30 through a range of courses, grants and mentoring support. The Trust’s work assists young people to improve skills, increase self-confidence and helps them to move into jobs, education, training and volunteering. David Williams, from the Trust’s Delivery Partnership and Volunteering Team, explores how partnering with Westminster Abbey helps fulfil these aims.

• L.J. & Mary Skaggs

  Philanthropist

  Levi Justin Skaggs and his wife Mary Cornelia (Dee) were generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. In Henry VII's chapel are two windows.

• Joshua and William Price

  Artist

  Glass painters Joshua and his son William Price worked on two stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey.

  last work, in 1722, was on the north transept rose window of the Abbey showing figures of Christ, the Apostles (except Judas Iscariot) and Evangelists, based...

• Sir John Zochonis

  Philanthropist

  Sir John Basil Zochonis, industrialist, was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and he has a small window in the Lady Chapel.

• Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster

  The stained glass in the south rose window of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster.

• St George's Day

  Saturday, 23rd April 2005

  Representations of St George and his dragon can be seen in Westminster Abbey on Henry VIIs tomb and grille, in the Lady Chapel statue series, in stained glass windows to the YMCA and Sir Benjamin Baker in the nave, and in the window in St Benedicts chapel.

  St George

• Charles Ignatius Sancho honoured with St Margaret’s memorial

  Tuesday, 19th December 2023

  Charles Ignatius Sancho, who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, has been honoured with a new memorial.

• Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes

  Philanthropist

  Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes, industrialist, was a donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, which culminated in 1995 in the restoration of the Lady Chapel.