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A permanent memorial
The Battle of Britain – a 112-day fight for control of Britain’s skies – was the first decisive battle in history fought entirely in the air.
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Sudan memorial
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to British workers in the Sudan under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.
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Frequently asked questions
Answers to your most-asked questions about membership of the Westminster Abbey Association.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Callaghan
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A memorial ledger stone to the Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG was dedicated in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July 2015.
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Westminster Abbey honours Ted Hughes
Wednesday, 7th December 2011
Seamus Heaney led the tributes on Tuesday 6th December at the dedication of a new memorial to the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Wilson
Wednesday, 12th June 2013
A memorial ledger stone in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey to The Right Honourable The Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS was dedicated on Tuesday 11th June 2013.
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Albert memorial
Find out about sculptor Thomas Brock's contribution to Westminster Abbey.
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On truth telling and storytelling
Thursday, 23rd May 2024
Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, gives the annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture.
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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.
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Writing in good faith: a pilgrimage in fiction, film and thought
Thursday, 22nd May 2025
Writer and broadcaster Rhidian Brook gives the annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture.
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Westminster Abbey to honour Sir Ernest Shackleton
Friday, 12th January 2024
A memorial stone to Sir Ernest Shackleton, one of the most celebrated Antarctic Explorers of the twentieth century, will be dedicated at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th February 2024.
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Innocent Victims' Memorial
Just outside the west door is a memorial to Innocent Victims of war and oppression. It is a large circular slate memorial, slightly raised.
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Colonial Territories Memorial
In south cloister is a tablet in memory of those who served in the Colonial Territories. At the top is the Royal achievement of arms.
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July 2025 - Navigators' Memorial
Learn about the lives and legacies of those remembered in the Abbey and discover how people from all walks of life have ended up in the nation's church.
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Poets' Corner Honour for Elizabeth Gaskell
Friday, 24th September 2010
A memorial window panel in Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner to the Victorian novelist and biographer Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810 – 1865) was dedicated on Saturday 25th September 2010.
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Armed Forces memorial
Soldier, Airman and Sailor
In the south cloister is a memorial to UK Armed Forces who have lost their lives in conflicts since the end of the 1939-1945 war.
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Combined Services Memorial
Soldier, Airman and Sailor
A monument in the cloisters commemorates men of the Submarine Service, the Commandos, and Airborne Forces and Special Air Service who died in the war.
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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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Pioneer of Industrial Revolution Honoured at Abbey
Friday, 17th October 2014
A memorial to the 18th century Birmingham industrialist, Matthew Boulton FRS was dedicated in the Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey, on Friday 17th October 2014.
