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Sermon Given at the Evensong with The London Mayors
Sunday, 16th October 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Evensong Lent 5 2024
Monday, 1st January 0001
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618)
Sunday, 28th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618): Do we see the hidden reality in the life of Sir Walter.
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James II
James II was born on 14th October 1633. His coronation with his queen, Mary of Modena, took place at Westminster Abbey on 23rd April 1685.
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Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales & family
Frederick Louis (or Lewis), Prince of Wales,son of George II, is buried in the royal vault in the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey with his wife Augusta and several children
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Michael Mayne
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of Michael Clement Otway Mayne K.C.V.O, Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors in office.
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RAF Coastal Command
Airman
On 16th March 2004 a memorial was dedicated in the south cloister to RAF Coastal Command with a relief carving in light grey Carrara marble.
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Thomas Banks
Artist
The eminent sculptor Thomas Banks has a memorial tablet in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He produced five monuments which are in the Abbey.
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Normandy Veterans Association
Soldier, Airman and Sailor
Following a service in St Margaret's to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, a plaque was put in at the west end of the church.
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Christopher Marlowe
Poet and Playwright
A memorial to playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe was unveiled in 2002 in the new window, by Graham Jones, in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Hakluyt
Writer, Scientist and Priest/Minister
Richard Hakluyt, called 'the father of modern geographers', was buried in November 1616, but the place of his burial was not noted in the register.
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Frederick Lewis Donaldson
Priest/Minister
The ashes of Christian socialist and clergyman Frederic(k) Lewis Donaldson (known as Eric in his family) are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel.
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George Peabody
Philanthropist
In the centre aisle of the nave, near the west door, is a stone commemorating the temporary burial of George Peabody, American merchant and philanthropist.
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Sir George Cornewall Lewis
In the north transept is a memorial bust and inscription tablet to politician Sir George Cornewall Lewis. It is by sculptor Henry Weekes.
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George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland
Soldier
George Fitzroy, Earl and Duke of Northumberland, was buried in the vault of the Duke of Albemarle in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Robinson Duckworth
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Robinson Duckworth is buried in the Quire. On 9th May 1988 a small glass window to him was unveiled in the dark cloister.
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Spencer Perceval
Statesman
Spencer Perceval, statesman and Prime Minister 1809-1812, has a memorial in the nave. It sits on a window ledge and is by Sir Richard Westmacott.
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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.
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Lancelot Capability Brown
Gardener and Architect
A memorial fountain to Lancelot Capability Brown was unveiled in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in 2018.
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Anthony Harvey
Writer and Priest/Minister
A memorial stone for Anthony Harvey, former Sub Dean of Westminster, was dedicated in 2019 in the south cloister.