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• Olaudah Equiano, Black Abolitionist

  Monday, 9th February 2009

  A memorial to Olaudah Equiano, the black campaigner prominent in the 18th century abolitionist movement which brought slavery to an end, was dedicated in St Margaret’s Church at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th February.

  Olaudah Equiano Memorial dedication

• British Prisoners of War 1914-1918

  Soldier and Airman

  In 1926 a stained glass window was unveiled in the north choir aisle to remember British prisoners of war who died during World War I.

• Martin Luther King Jr

  Priest/Minister

  A statue to modern martyr, Martin Luther King Jr was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to the Abbey.

• Thomas Master

  At the east end of the south cloister is a monument to Thomas Master. Thomas attended Westminster School in the Abbey precincts, where he died.

• John Hutt

  Sailor

  In the nave is a joint memorial to Captain John Harvey and Captain John Hutt who were both mortally wounded in a naval victory.

• James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough

  Sailor

  James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough is buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey but he has no monument or marker.

• James Macpherson

  Writer and Poet

  Writer James Macpherson is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His grave adjoins that of fellow Scot Robert Adam.

• Richard Burn

  Philanthropist

  On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a tablet to Richard Burn of the county of Westmoreland (now Cumbria).

• Greenvile (Grenvill) Collins

  Sailor

  Greenvile (Grenvill) Collins, naval officer and hydrographer, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but has no memorial.

• 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 Special Service

• Wreath Laid for Oscar Romero

  Wednesday, 8th July 2015

  A wreathlaying in memory of Saint Oscar Romero took place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July.

  Oscar Romero Wreathlaying

• St Margaret’s holds Parliament service to mark Centenary

  Tuesday, 6th November 2018

  A service for Parliament to mark the centenary of the end of World War I was held at St Margaret's Church on 6th November 2018.

  Armistice

• Sir Charles Stuart

  Soldier

  A white marble memorial to army officer Sir Charles Stuart is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey.

• Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa)

  Writer and Abolitionist

  In St Margaret's is a memorial tablet to author and slave abolitionist Olaudah Equiano who was baptised Gustavus Vassa in that church when a slave.

• Sir Peter Parker

  Sailor

  In St Margaret's Church Westminster is a large monument to Sir Peter Parker who died fighting in America on 30th August 1814.

• Thomas Triplet

  Priest/Minister and Philanthropist

  Thomas Triplet (or Triplett), Sub-Dean of the Abbey, was buried in the south transept and has a monument there.

• Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

  Thursday, 14th November 2024

  In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.

  Events Voice and Verse

• George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax

  Politician

  In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, politician. The monument is of marble.

• New Tower for Westminster Abbey

  Thursday, 26th February 2015

  Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.

  Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

• Benjamin Britten

  Musician and Composer

  In the north choir (or Musicians) aisle in Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to Benjamin Britten, musician and composer. It was unveiled in 1978.