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• 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.

• 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.

• Walter H. Annenberg

  Philanthropist

  Walter H. Annenberg was a major donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal and especially to the restoration of the chapel of Henry VII.

• Walter Hines Page

  Diplomat

  In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.

• George Howe

  Soldier

  In the north-west tower chapel in the nave is a memorial to George Augustus, 3rd Viscount Howe. He was commander of the Royal American regiment.

• Helen Walton

  Philanthropist

  Helen Walton of the USA, philanthropist, was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, which ran from 1973-1995.

• Plane Trees

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

• United States Donors

  Musician, Politician, Actor and Philanthropist

  In St Margaret's is a tablet recording the names of American benefactors, including Frank Sinatra, who gave generously to the restoration appeal.

• Noe Laine family

  Philanthropist

  A small window to members of the Noe family was given by Mrs Linda Noe Laine, a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal.

• Joseph Lemuel Chester

  Writer and Historian

  The American genealogist Colonel Joseph Lemuel Chester has a memorial in the south choir aisle. It is of marble and was put up in 1883.

• Thomas Stearns Eliot

  Writer and Poet

  On 4th January 1967 a memorial stone for the American-born poet T.S. Eliot was unveiled by his widow in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

• Thomas Aston Coffin

  Thomas Aston Coffin, born in the USA, was Commissary General to His Majesty's troops serving in Britain, and was buried in St Margaret's with a memorial tablet.

• Tommy Thompson

  The gilded stone cross on the west gable is a memorial to Thomas (Tommy) G. Thompson, Secretary and Executive Director of the Westminster Abbey Trust.

• Evensong & Wreathlaying at the grave of Charles Darwin

  Thursday, 12th February 2009

  Westminster Abbey honoured the memory of Charles Darwin, the naturalist and father of the theory of evolution, with a short service and a floral tribute on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

  Charles Darwin Wreathlaying

• The Queen presents Dean with KCVO

  Wednesday, 30th October 2019

  Her Majesty The Queen presented the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, with the KCVO at his farewell audience at Buckingham Palace today.

  Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

• Sir Walter Raleigh

  Writer, Poet, Explorer and Soldier

  Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in St Margaret's Church. There is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him.

• Christianity – some basics

  Would you like to know more about the Christian faith? Here’s a short guide: how it began, its beliefs and practices plus, help if you’d like to explore it further.

• Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG

  Tuesday, 20th January 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Charles Wheeler CMG was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 20th January 2009.

  Sir Charles Wheeler Special Service

• 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.

• Aphra Behn

  Writer and Poet

  The poet, writer and dramatist Aphra (Astrea or Aphara) Behn (1640?-1689) was buried in the east cloister, near the steps up into the church.