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Thomas Brock - shaping the 'New Sculpture' movement
Find out about sculptor Thomas Brock's contribution to Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Stearns Eliot
Writer and Poet
On 4th January 1967 a memorial stone for the American-born poet T.S. Eliot was unveiled by his widow in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Noe Laine family
Philanthropist
A small window to members of the Noe family was given by Mrs Linda Noe Laine, a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal.
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Charles McIlvaine
Priest/Minister
In St Faith's chapel is a brass wall plaque for Charles Pettit McIlvaine, bishop of Ohio. His body lay for four days in the chapel.
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Phillips Brooks
Priest/Minister
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church is a memorial to American bishop Phillips Brooks, consisting of three panels of opus sectile work. He wrote the words to O Little Town of Bethlehem.
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George W. Childs
Philanthropist
George William Childs of Philadelphia USA donated a stained glass window to religious poets George Herbert and William Cowper in St George's chapel.
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Abbey marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Westminster Abbey marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Sunday 20th September 2020.
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Staats Long Morris
Soldier
General Staats Long Morris is probably the only American buried in Westminster Abbey. His grave is in the north aisle of the nave.
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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.
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150th Anniversary of Peabody Celebrated
Thursday, 29th March 2012
A service to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Peabody and the work of its founder, George Peabody, was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 28th March 2012 at 11.00am.
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Chisholm Family
Philanthropist
The Chisholm family were generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. Plaques for various benefactors line the stairway up to the Lady Chapel.
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Thomas Trotter
Thomas Trotter is the Organist at St Margaret's Church.
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VE Day
On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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Aphra Behn
Writer and Poet
The poet, writer and dramatist Aphra (Astrea or Aphara) Behn (1640?-1689) was buried in the east cloister, near the steps up into the church.
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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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Fraternité organ recital: French-inspired music by women composers
Sunday, 10th March 2024
Westminster Abbey Organ Scholar Carolyn Craig performs Florence Price’s dramatic First Sonata for Organ, inspired by Alexandre Guilmant, and music of 20th-century French woman composers.
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Sancho’s London: The Dignity and Survival of Black Georgian Londoners
Friday, 17th November 2023
Sancho’s London: The Dignity and Survival of Black Georgian Londoners: Join Gretchen Gerzina for a journey through Sancho’s London in this special online talk. The remarkable Ignatius Sancho is perhaps the best-known.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Politician
A stone tablet to United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was unveiled at Westminster Abbey on 12th November 1948, near the memorial to Winston Churchill.
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Barnardus and James La Grange
On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to Barnardus La Grange, his son James and daughter Frances.
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Rudyard Kipling
Writer and Poet
The ashes of Rudyard Kipling, poet and writer, were buried in Poets' Corner at noon on 23rd January 1936. His books include The Jungle Book.
