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• 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 Memorial dedication HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

• Abbey marks ANZAC Day 2013

  The annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 25th April 2013.

• John Esteney

  Abbot

  The tomb of John Esteney (or Estney), Abbot of Westminster, is now in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey, in front of General Wolfe's memorial.

• Earl Mountbatten of Burma

  Sailor and Diplomat

  Just inside the west door of Westminster Abbey, at the base of a pillar is a memorial to the Earl and Countess Mountbatten of Burma.

• St Margaret's choir war memorial

  Soldier and Airman

  Former choristers of St Margaret's church Westminster who died in the two world wars are commemorated by brass plaques in the church.

• Lost medieval sacristy opens to public for Summer Festival of events

  Friday, 9th July 2021

  A lost medieval sacristy used by the Abbey’s 13th-century monks revealed in the grounds of the Abbey will be open to the public as part of a Summer Festival of events taking place at the Abbey from July to September.

• Sir Robert Thomas Wilson

  Soldier and Writer

  In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a brass covering the grave of Sir Robert Thomas Wilson and his wife.

• Monks of Westminster

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.

• Edward IV

  Edward IV was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 28th June 1461. His queen Elizabeth Woodville was crowned in 1465. Their infant daughter Margaret has a small monument in St Edward's chapel.

• Anne Neville, wife of Richard III

  Anne was crowned queen on 6th July 1483. She died in 1485 and is buried on the southern side of Westminster Abbey's High Altar.

• Hugh Boulter

  Priest/Minister

  On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial to Hugh Boulter, archbishop of Armagh. He was buried nearby.

• Adrian Hope

  Soldier

  In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a stone to Brigadier the Honorable Adrian Hope, who was killed in India.

• William Blakeney

  Soldier

  General William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey, but the gravestone wording is now very faint.

• Sir Thomas Vaughan

  Soldier and Diplomat

  The tomb of Sir Thomas Vaughan, died 1483, is in St John the Baptist's chapel. A Purbeck marble tomb chest stands in an arched canopy.

• John Burgoyne

  Politician and Soldier

  John Burgoyne, army officer, politician and author, was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey alongside his daughter Charlotte in 1792.

• Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York

  Philanthropist

  Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York was buried in St Nicholas' chapel. Her altar tomb was originally in the centre of the chapel but was moved.

• Thomas Millyng

  Abbot and Priest

  Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.

• William Bell

  Writer, Priest/Minister and Philanthropist

  The Reverend William Bell, D.D., writer and philanthropist, was buried on 8th October 1816. His unmarried sisters Lucy and Mary were buried with him.

• Sir Thomas Erskine May, Lord Farnborough

  Lawyer

  In St Margaret's is a memorial to lawyer Sir Thomas Erskine May, who was created Lord Farnborough on his retirement from the House of Commons.

• Normandy Veterans Association

  Soldier, Airman and Sailor

  Following a service in St Margaret's to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day, a plaque was put in at the west end of the church.