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• Stephen Crespion

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Stephen Crespion and his sister Elizabeth were buried in the south cloister on 2nd December 1711 and 23rd June 1681 respectively.

• Stephen Hawking

  Physicist, Scientist and Writer

  The ashes of eminent physicist Professor Stephen Hawking were interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey near Newton.

• Stephen Hales

  Scientist

  In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Stephen Hales, eminent botanist and inventor of ventilators. He was descended from Thomas Hales.

• Stephen Marshall

  Priest/Minister

  Stephen Marshall, clergyman, was buried in the south transept in November 1655 but his body was exhumed, together with other followers of Cromwell, in 1661.

• 4. Stephen and the 'good laws'

  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.

• Stephen Jack Marriott

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Stephen Jack Marriott was Canon of Westminster from 1937-1963, Archdeacon 1946-51 and Sub Dean 1951-59. His ashes are in the lower Islip chapel.

• Stephen Rigaud's children

  Priest

  Two young children of Revd. Stephen Rigaud, of Westminster School, were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• Stephen Dykes Bower

  Architect

  The ashes of Stephen Dykes Bower, Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey from 1951-1973, are buried in the Islip chapel.

• Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto

  Philanthropist

  Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto of Cairncatto was a trustee of and benefactor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal. In Henry VII's chapel is a window.

• New Receiver General for the Abbey

  Thursday, 28th August 2008

  Sir Stephen Lamport, KCVO DL, former Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales, has joined Westminster Abbey as Receiver General.

  Sir Stephen Lamport

• 4. Matilda (wife of Stephen)

  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.

• St Stephen, deacon, first martyr, patron of the Palace of Westminster

  St Peter flag

• The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival appointed Minor Canon and Chaplain

  Sunday, 3rd March 2024

  The Reverend Helena Bickley-Percival, Curate at St Stephen with St John, Westminster, has been appointed Minor Canon and Chaplain of Westminster Abbey.

• Paul Baumann appointed Receiver General

  Thursday, 21st June 2018

  Paul Baumann CBE has been appointed the next Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He is currently NHS England's Chief Financial Officer.

  Paul Baumann Receiver General

• 'What was mortal'

  When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.

• ANZAC Day

  ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915.

• Prime Minister of Canada visits Abbey

  Wednesday, 12th June 2013

  The Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th June 2013.

  State Visit

• Battle of Britain anniversary marked at Westminster Abbey

  Sunday, 17th September 2023

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Battle of Britain was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 17th September 2023. His Majesty The King was represented at the service by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton.

  Battle of Britain Sunday Special Service

• Scientists

  Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking and Charles Darwin are just some of the names in Scientists' Corner at Westminster Abbey. These scientists buried and remembered here made incredible contributions to our understanding of the world around us. Put your thinking cap on as we explore the natural world and beyond.

• Thomas Greatorex

  Musician, Composer and Scientist

  Thomas Greatorex, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1819-1831, is buried in the west cloister. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.