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• David Hoyle appointed new Dean of Westminster

  Wednesday, 19th June 2019

  Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle as the new Dean of Westminster.

  Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle

• Visits

  We want the Abbey to be an accessible space for everyone. We welcome all students to participate in our learning programme and can tailor sessions to meet the specific needs of individuals.

• Outreach workshops

  Bring faith and history to life for your KS1 and KS2 pupils with our outreach workshops and linked tours of Westminster Abbey.

• Andrew Nethsingha appointed Organist and Master of the Choristers

  Tuesday, 5th July 2022

  Andrew Nethsingha, currently Director of Music at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, has been appointed the new Organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey.

  Music

• The Reverend David Stanton

  David Stanton is Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer, with oversight responsibility for all financial affairs and all matters relating to the fabric of the Abbey.

• Meet the Choristers

  Westminster Abbey is, first and foremost, a living, working church where people of all faiths and none are welcome. Be still and reflect about how faith weaves the Abbey's 1,000 year story together.

• Festival of Commemoration panel discussion

  Wednesday, 19th November 2008

  A panel discussion in the Great Hall of Westminster School on the theme ‘Sisters in hope of the Resurrection’ took place on Tuesday 18th November.

  Mary I Elizabeth I

• Richard Steward

  Dean and Priest/Minister

  Richard Steward was nominated Dean of Westminster but he followed the future Charles II into exile during the English Civil War so was never installed.

• Dr William Turner

  Musician and Composer

  Dr William Turner, singer and composer, was buried with his wife in the west cloister. For the coronation of James II he wrote two anthems.

• Watch the Abbey Choir’s Summer Festival concert online

  Wednesday, 29th September 2021

  Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy an evening of the finest choral music from the comfort of their own homes as.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey

• Lancelot Andrewes

  Dean and Priest/Minister

  Lancelot Andrewes was Dean of Westminster 1601-1605 but he has no memorial in the Abbey. He has a monument in Southwark cathedral where he’s buried.

• William Heywood

  Priest/Minister

  William Heywood (Haywood) was buried at the foot of the pulpit in Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1663 but he has no gravestone or monument.

• Richard Perrinchief

  Priest/Minister

  Dr Richard Perrinchief was buried on 2nd September 1673 in Westminster Abbey "within the south monument door", presumably the south ambulatory.

• William Loe

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr William Loe, alias Leo, was buried in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey, near the entrance to St Faith's chapel on 21st September 1645.

• Anne Hutten & Alice Corbett

  Anne Hutten or Hutton was buried in Westminster Abbey in May or June 1644. Her daughter Alice who died of smallpox was buried in 1628.

• James Chelsum

  Musician

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial tablet to James Chelsum, Lay Vicar of the Abbey from 1736-1742.

• Edward Grant

  Writer and Priest/Minister

  Reverend Edward Grant was a prebendary of Westminster from 1577-1601, Sub-Dean, and Head Master of Westminster School 1572-1593. He was buried in the north transept.

• Douglas Guest

  Musician and Composer

  The ashes of Dr Douglas Guest are buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. His wife Peggie is buried with him.

• John Troutbeck

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr John Troutbeck, Minor Canon of Westminster 1869-1899, was buried in the East Cloister. He was a son of George Troutbeck of Penrith.

• 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.