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  • 27th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 10th May 2012

    The well-rehearsed arguments about the establishment of the Church of England require revisiting at a time when the nature of sovereignty and location of power have substantially shifted.

  • 9th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Monday, 9th May 1994

    Lecture delivered by The Revd David Conner at Westminster Abbey on 9th May 1994.

  • 26th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 26th May 2011

    Delivered by Richard Chartres KCVO, Bishop of London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 26th May 2011 and at Keble College, Oxford on Friday 27th May 2011.

  • 36th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 12th May 2022

    Lord Adonis gives the 36th annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture at Westminster Abbey.

  • The Charles Gore Lecture 2018

    Tuesday, 27th February 2018

    Speaker: Professor Janet Soskice; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster

    Charles Gore Memorial Lectures

  • The Charles Gore Lecture 2006

    Tuesday, 23rd May 2006

    It is a proper tribute to Charles Gore, Canon of Westminster, bishop successively of three dioceses, founder of the Community of the Resurrection and distinguished theologian, that a lecture should be named in his honour.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2021

    Sunday, 6th June 2021

    Sermon at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2021: How is your soul? It would have been a tough job description; who could have sustained this calling? When God called Jeremiah,.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Day of Pentecost 2019

    Sunday, 9th June 2019

    Sermon at Evensong on the Day of Pentecost 2019: 'Time is how you spend your love.' At the beginning of her novel On Beauty, Zadie Smith quotes a line from a poem.

  • Memorial to Chadwick brothers dedicated

    Friday, 2nd February 2018

    A memorial to two brothers, both priests and distinguished academics, Owen Chadwick OM KBE and Henry Chadwick KBE, was dedicated in the South Quire Aisle of Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st February 2018.

    Memorial dedication

  • HRH The Princess Royal to dedicate Armed Forces Memorial

    Friday, 17th October 2008

    HRH The Princess Royal will dedicate a memorial in the Abbey’s South Cloister later this month to commemorate all those in the British armed forces who have died in conflicts throughout the world since the Second World War.

    Armed Forces Memorial

  • A Service to Dedicate a Memorial to the Founders of the Royal Ballet

    Tuesday, 17th November 2009

    A Service to Dedicate a Memorial to the Founders of the Royal Ballet was held at Westminster Abbey at 12 noon on Tuesday 17th November 2009.

    Royal Ballet

  • The Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial

    Wednesday, 7th May 2003

    The Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial in Westminster Abbey unveiled and dedicated at a Service on 14th May 2003.

    Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial

  • 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 Special Service

  • Abbey honours Philip Larkin with Poets’ Corner memorial

    Thursday, 1st December 2016

    A memorial to the poet Philip Larkin CH CBE was dedicated in Poets’ Corner in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on Friday 2nd December 2016.

    Poets' Corner

  • Abbey dedicates memorial to C S Lewis

    Friday, 22nd November 2013

    A Service to Dedicate a Memorial to C S Lewis, writer, scholar and apologist, was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 22nd November 2013.

    C S Lewis

  • Sir Roger Bannister honoured with new memorial stone

    Tuesday, 28th September 2021

    A memorial stone to Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 28th September 2021.

  • Long Range Desert Group memorial dedicated

    Monday, 9th December 2013

    A memorial to the Long Range Desert Group was dedicated in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th December 2013.

    Long Range Desert Group

  • Nelson Mandela honoured with memorial stone

    Wednesday, 18th July 2018

    A memorial stone to Nelson Mandela was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on 18th July 2018, the birth centenary of the former President of South Africa.

    Nelson Mandela

  • Memorial dedicated to Octavia Hill co-founder of the National Trust

    Monday, 22nd October 2012

    A Service to dedicate a Memorial to Octavia Hill (1838-1912) and to give thanks for the work of the National Trust was held at Westminster Abbey today at 12 noon in the centenary year of the death of Octavia Hill, the leading social reformer and co-founder of the National Trust.

    Octavia Hill National Trust

  • Harrison Memorial Unveiled

    Tuesday, 28th March 2006

    John Harrison, the 18th century clockmaker, whose revolutionary precision watch allowed sailors to calculate their ships' longitude, is now honoured with a memorial stone which was unveiled in the Nave by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

    John Harrison HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

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