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  • Robert Hooke memorialised at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 23rd February 2005

    Robert Hooke, one of the most brilliant and versatile of seventeenth-century English scientists will be memorialised at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 3 March at 6.00pm.

    Robert Hooke Memorial dedication

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  • Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit

    Thursday, 26th January 2017

    As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.

    The Choir of Westminster Abbey

  • Dean Preaches in New York

    Monday, 13th June 2011

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon at Solemn Eucharist on the feast of Pentecost, Sunday 12th June 2011, at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, a parish church in the episcopal diocese of New York, NY, United States of America.

    Dean of Westminster USA tour

  • Westminster Abbey holds annual Civic Service

    Sunday, 6th July 2014

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward of the Abbey, Councillor Audrey Lewis, and other City of Westminster councillors to Westminster Abbey for the Civic Service on Sunday 6th July.

    Civic Service Special Service

  • Westminster Abbey Marks Auschwitz Anniversary

    Monday, 2nd February 2015

    A Service of Solemn Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 1st February 2015.

    Auschwitz Anniversary

  • Westminster Abbey celebrates the centenary of the RAF

    Tuesday, 10th July 2018

    Her Majesty The Queen attended A Service to mark the Centenary of the Royal Air Force at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th July 2018.

    RAF

  • Abbey Choir Thrills with Festival Performance

    Friday, 19th May 2017

    Westminster Abbey was full on the evening of Tuesday 16th May for a performance of J.S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor by the Choir of the Abbey and the period instrument ensemble St James’ Baroque under the direction of the Abbey’s Organist and Master of the Choristers, James O’Donnell. All the solo arias were sung by choristers and lay vicars of the Abbey Choir.

  • 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.

    Harold Wilson

  • President of Colombia visits Westminster Abbey

    Tuesday, 1st November 2016

    His Excellency Mr Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia and the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st November 2016, during a State Visit to the United Kingdom.

    State Visit

  • Abbey treasures celebrated in Librarian’s new book

    Wednesday, 6th August 2008

    Treasures of Westminster Abbey, the third guidebook commissioned by Westminster Abbey Enterprises Ltd from Scala Publishers, was launched on Thursday 31st July in Jerusalem Chamber.

    Treasures of Westminster Abbey Abbey Shop

  • Abbey seeks new Organist and Master of the Choristers

    Thursday, 26th May 2022

    Westminster Abbey is welcoming applications for its next Organist and Master of the Choristers.

    Music Westminster Abbey Choir School

  • Bishop of Lincoln Consecrated at Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 21st September 2011

    The Right Reverend Christopher Lowson was ordained and consecrated as Bishop of Lincoln at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on 21st September 2011. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, presided at the service.

    Ordination and Consecration of Bishops

  • The Queen presents Dean with KCVO

    Wednesday, 30th October 2019

    Her Majesty The Queen presented the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster, with the KCVO at his farewell audience at Buckingham Palace today.

    The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

  • Westminster Abbey celebrates Dickens’ Bicentenary

    Tuesday, 7th February 2012

    Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a ceremony at Westminster Abbey on 7th February 2012 at 11.15 am to celebrate the life and work of Charles Dickens on the 200th anniversary of his birth.

    Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Charles Dickens Wreathlaying

  • 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.

    Ted Hughes

  • Westminster Abbey marks Agincourt Anniversary

    Thursday, 29th October 2015

    HRH The Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Michael of Kent attended a service to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 29th October 2015. The National Anthem was sung.

    HRH The Duke of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent Henry V Battle of Agincourt

  • The Feast of St Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey

    Monday, 10th September 2007

    Westminster Abbey's choir has released a new CD on the Hyperion label.

    Recording Choir

  • A Christmas message from the Dean of Westminster

    Sunday, 25th December 2022

    The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, spoke of the joy of Christmas and the importance of understanding one another as he gave the Pause for Thought reflection on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas morning.

  • The President of Hungary visits Westminster Abbey

    Wednesday, 25th May 2016

    The President of the Republic of Hungary, HE János Áder, accompanied by Mrs Anita Herczeg, First Lady, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 24th May and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.

    President of Hungary

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