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A Battle of Britain airman
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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The East Window
Entry to St Margaret’s is free. Find out more about the church with our free plan and guide or ask about the free guided tour.
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Alan Campbell Don
Dean and Priest/Minister
Alan Campbell Don K.C.V.O. was Dean of Westminster from 1946 to 1959 and his ashes are buried in the nave. He was born in Scotland.
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Gold Crown Commemorates Queen's Diamond Wedding Anniversary
Thursday, 22nd March 2007
On 22nd March, the Royal Mint launched gold and silver commemorative £5 crowns to mark Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh's Diamond Wedding Anniversary.
Diamond Weddng Anniversary HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
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HMS Captain & Hugh Burgoyne
Sailor
In the north transept is a glass window and memorial brass to those who were lost when the ship HMS Captain sank with Hugh Burgoyne.
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Queens Consort of Westminster Abbey
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Lord Robens of Woldingham
Politician and Philanthropist
As a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal Lord Robens of Woldingham, politician and industrialist, has a small stained glass window.
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Arthur Phillip
Sailor
A memorial stone to Admiral Arthur Phillip, founder of New South Wales in Australia, can be seen in the centre part of the nave.
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Robert Herrick
Poet and Priest/Minister
In 1994 a memorial to lyric poet Robert Herrick was unveiled in the new Poets' Corner window. The glass also contains memorials to other writers.
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New memorial for Ignatius Sancho
Saturday, 14th October 2023
Charles Ignatius Sancho who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, will be honoured when a new memorial is dedicated in St Margaret’s Church.
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Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial
Soldier
Opposite the west entrance of Westminster Abbey is a column, remembering former pupils of Westminster School who died in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.
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John Loughborough Pearson
Architect
John Loughborough Pearson, architect and Surveyor of the Fabric at Westminster Abbey, was buried in the centre part of the nave of the Abbey.
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George Wade
Soldier
Field Marshal George Wade, famous for roads he built in Scotland, was buried in the centre aisle of the nave. His monument is by Roubiliac.
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Charles Kingsley
Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister
A bust to writer and poet Charles Kingsley has been moved from St George's chapel to Poets' Corner. By T. Woolner.
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James Turle
Musician and Composer
James Turle was Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1831-1882. He has a memorial tablet in the cloisters and a memorial window in the Abbey but is not buried here.
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New exhibition on Notre Dame de Paris opens
Wednesday, 7th February 2024
The world touring immersive exhibition Notre Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition opens today at the Abbey until 1st June 2024.
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James Watt
Engineer
A small bust now commemorates James Watt, the great civil engineer. This replaced a very large marble statue.
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Sir James Stewart Denham
Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey
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James and John Fleming
Soldier
Major General James Fleming is buried in the central aisle of the nave, with a large monument nearby. His nephew Sir John Fleming is also buried in the nave.
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Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland
Sailor
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern and Earl of Dublin was buried in the Hanoverian vault below the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
