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• St Margaret’s holds Service for the New Parliament

  Wednesday, 28th June 2017

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, gave the Address at Service for a New Parliament at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 28th June 2017.

  Service for the New Parliament

• London Mayors attend Evensong together

  Monday, 16th October 2017

  Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 15th October 2017.

  London Mayors Evensong

• Abbey marks Year of Engineering

  Thursday, 22nd November 2018

  A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate The Year of Engineering 2018 was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 22nd November 2018 at noon.

  Year of Engineering Special Service

• Queen’s Almsman and Abbey Oblate reads for podcast

  Sunday, 5th July 2020

  Dr Mariama Ifode-Blease, Abbey Oblate and Queen’s Almsman, reads from St Matthew’s gospel for Abbeycast, the Abbey’s worship podcast series, released today.

  Abbeycast COVID-19

• The Countess of Wessex attends All Souls’ Day service

  Monday, 2nd November 2020

  HRH The Countess of Wessex attended Sung Eucharist for All Souls' Day in Westminster Abbey on Monday 2nd November.

  All Souls' Day HRH The Countess of Wessex Sung Eucharist

• The Venerable Tricia Hillas appointed to Racial Justice Commission

  Thursday, 7th October 2021

  The Venerable Tricia Hillas, Canon and Archdeacon of Westminster, has been appointed to the Racial Justice Commission.

• Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP

  Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP: The funeral of the Jack Dromey MP was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 31st January. The Labour MP for.

• Judges Service

  Thursday, 1st October 2009

  The annual Judges Service took place at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 1st October 2009.

  Judges Service

• Spring Family

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a gravestone for various members of the Spring family. The inscription is faint in places.

• David Herbert Lawrence

  Writer, Poet and Novelist

  A memorial to novelist and poet D.H. Lawrence was unveiled in Poets' Corner on 16th November 1985. It was presented by the D.H. Lawrence Society.

• Connop Thirlwall

  Historian and Priest/Minister

  Connop Thirlwall, historian and bishop of St David’s, is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, in the same grave as his friend George Grote.

• Ezekiel Spanheim

  Statesman

  Ezekiel, Baron Spanheim was buried in St Paul's chapel. He was Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Prussia to the Queen of Great Britain.

• Mary Shelvocke

  Mary Shelvocke was buried in the west cloister on 1st August 1761. Her stone has now nearly worn away and the inscription is very faint.

• John Darcy

  Politician and Soldier

  John Darcy died of quinsy on 6th and was buried on 11th January 1689 near one of the pews (so presumably in the Quire area).

• Vincent Novello

  Musician

  Until it was destroyed during the war there was a stained glass window to musician Vincent Novello in St Andrew's chapel.

• The St Margaret's Choristers make history

  Thursday, 9th May 2024

  The St Margaret’s Choristers made history on Wednesday 8th May when they sang Evensong in Westminster Abbey for the first time.

  St Margaret's Church

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Lord Dearing CB

  Tuesday, 7th July 2009

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Lord Dearing CB was held at St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7th July 2009.

  Lord Dearing

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Mrs Mary Cornelia Dee Skaggs CBE

  Friday, 9th July 2010

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of Mrs Mary Cornelia Dee Skaggs CBE was held in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th July at 6.00pm.

  Mary Cornelia Dee Skaggs

• Battle of Britain Sunday Service held in Abbey

  Monday, 19th September 2011

  A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2011.

  Battle of Britain Sunday

• Westminster Abbey’s annual Civic Service was held on Sunday 8 July 2012

  Monday, 9th July 2012

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Angela Harvey, and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 8th July.

  Civic Service