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• Jonathan Chadwick Durden

  Jonathan Chadwick Durden was buried in the east cloister in 1782. His grave is just by the gates and can now only be faintly read.

• 8. Eleanor of Castile

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• 3. Henry I and the hunting accident

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Creation concert: Brass on the Grass

  Wednesday, 31st July 2024

  Immerse yourself in the symphony of nature as you enjoy our annual season of brass band concerts in the historic College Garden

  Events Creation

• London Mayors attend Edwardtide service

  Monday, 20th October 2008

  The Mayors of 25 London boroughs attended Evensong celebrating the Feast of the Dedication on Sunday 19th October at the close of the Abbey’s Edwardtide celebrations.

  London Mayors Evensong Special Service

• Time Team Special on Westminster Abbey broadcast date confirmed

  Thursday, 17th June 2010

  Tony Robinson and the Time Team go behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey in a one-hour special, Time Team: The Secrets of Westminster Abbey, to be broadcast on Channel 4 on Monday 28th June at 8.00pm.

  Time Team

• George, Duke of Kent, son of George V

  Soldier and Sailor

  On 29th November 1934, George Edward, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, in Westminster Abbey.

• George Slaughter

  Soldier

  Captain George Slaughter was buried in the north cloister. His gravestone is no longer readable but the inscription was recorded in a book.

• Frederick Ramsay

  Musician

  In St Margaret's Church Westminster is a brass remembering Frederick Ramsay, a former chorister who was killed in the Great War.

• John Buswell

  Musician and Composer

  Dr John Buswell, composer and singer at the Abbey, was buried in the north cloister.

• Celebrating St Edward

  In a chapel at the heart of Westminster Abbey is the Shrine of Edward the Confessor, king and saint.

• Chapel reveals old stonework

  Friday, 14th September 2007

  The conservators have discovered a discarded fragment of stonework in the Chapel of St John the Baptist.

  St John the Baptist conservation

• Two Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath Chapel 

  Two Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath were installed in the Abbey's Lady Chapel on 10 July 2023.

• John Bligh, Earl of Darnley

  Politician

  John Bligh, Earl of Darnley, politician, was buried on 25th September 1728 in the north ambulatory, near the steps leading up to the Lady Chapel.

• William Woollett

  Artist

  William Woollett, celebrated English carver of his day, has a memorial in the west cloister. It shows his bust with a relief of his studio.

• Lady Ann Walpole

  Lady Ann Walpole was buried in St Andrew's chapel on 16 August 1722 but she has no marker. She was a daughter of Thomas Osborne.

• 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.

• Ann Whytell

  Ann Whytell or Whytall was buried in the north aisle of the nave on 22nd August 1788. Her sister Elizabeth erected a monument to her.

• Sir Edward Sutton

  Sir Edward Sutton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 1st August 1695 but the exact location is not known and he has no monument.

• College Garden - Out of season

  From August to May, there is the exclusive opportunity to hire College Garden for one event a month. You’re welcome to construct a marquee structure.