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• William Makepeace Thackeray

  Writer

  On a pillar in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a white marble bust, with a brown marble base, to novelist and essayist William Makepeace Thackeray.

• Frederick W. Maitland

  Historian

  A memorial stone for historian F.W. Maitland was unveiled in the south transept on 4th January 2001. The stone was cut by Richard Kindersley.

• Sir Leopold McClintock

  Explorer

  A memorial to Arctic explorer Admiral Sir Leopold McClintock was unveiled in 1908 in the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey.

• Adam Lindsay Gordon

  Poet

  A memorial bust of the "poet of Australia", Adam Lindsay Gordon, was unveiled on 11th May 1934 in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

• French President lays wreath at Warrior's grave

  Tuesday, 8th July 2025

  The President of France, M. Emmanuel Macron, and Mme. Macron visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 8th July as part of their State Visit to the United Kingdom.

  State Visit

• Westminster Abbey Marks Srebrenica Anniversary

  A Solemn Commemoration for Srebrenica Memorial Day was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6th July.

• Hidden Highlights tour - June

  Saturday, 1st June 2024

  Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.

  Events Creation

• Summer: Poetry at the Abbey workshop

  Thursday, 14th August 2025

  Write your own poetry in a series of creative workshops with poets Jacob Sam-La Rose and Bella Cox, exploring nature, identity, and spirituality in the heart of Westminster.

  Summer at the Abbey

• Prince Rupert of the Rhine

  Soldier

  Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.

• William Tyndale

  Writer

  A memorial tablet to William Tyndale, Bible translator, was unveiled in the south choir aisle in 1938, the gift of Sir Robert Rankin, M.P.

• Samuel Flood Jones

  Priest/Minister

  Samuel Flood Jones was buried in the south cloister. He was an Abbey Minor Canon from 1859 to his death and Precentor from 1869.

• Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker

  Scientist and Writer

  In the north choir aisle is a white marble memorial to eminent botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. The memorial has a profile portrait in relief.

• Lancelot Capability Brown

  Gardener and Architect

  A memorial fountain to Lancelot Capability Brown was unveiled in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in 2018.

• A shared faith

  A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster

• Frederick Waring

  A moveable mirror in the Lady Chapel was given in memory of Frederick Waring of the restoration firm of Rattee and Kett of Cambridge.

• Gilbert Robertson

  Soldier

  On the south wall of St Margaret's is a tablet in memory of soldier Gilbert Robertson who died in India. It has a mosaic border.

• Robert Marsh

  Robert Marsh was Receiver General of Westminster Abbey and was buried in the north cloister. He was appointed joint Receiver with J.H. Gell in 1854.

• Elise Gordon

  In the Nurses' War Memorial chapel in Westminster Abbey is a table given in memory of Elise Gordon.

• The Duke of Sussex opens the 90th Field of Remembrance

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex opened the Royal British Legion's 90th Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.

• Elizabeth Gaskell

  Writer and Novelist

  In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.