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• Sir John and Lord Thomas Burgh

  Soldier

  Sir John Burgh [or Borough] and his brother Thomas, 5th Lord Burgh are both buried in the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Thomas Erskine May, Lord Farnborough

  Lawyer

  In St Margaret's is a memorial to lawyer Sir Thomas Erskine May, who was created Lord Farnborough on his retirement from the House of Commons.

• Dean of Westminster preaches in New York

  Friday, 18th May 2012

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, embarked on a two week trip to the East Coast of the USA from 30th April to 14th May.

  Dean of Westminster USA tour

• St Thomas the Apostle

  St Peter flag

• Abbey service for St Oscar Romero

  Saturday, 17th November 2018

  A Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 17th November 2018.

  Oscar Romero

• Thomas Shadwell (c.1640-1692)

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.

• Dean of Westminster gives One People Oration

  Tuesday, 22nd October 2019

  The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, gave this year’s One People Oration at Westminster Abbey on Monday 21st October 2019.

  One People Oration Westminster Abbey Institute The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

• St Margaret's organist wins Queen's Award

  Monday, 23rd November 2020

  Thomas Trotter, the organist at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, has been awarded this year’s Queen’s Medal for Music.

  St Margaret's Church Music

• National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Edward the Confessor

  Saturday, 18th October 2025

  Walk in the footsteps of Saint Edward the Confessor at Westminster Abbey

  Edwardtide

• Thomas Brock - shaping the 'New Sculpture' movement

  Find out about sculptor Thomas Brock's contribution to Westminster Abbey.

• Abbey welcomes Pope Tawadros

  Thursday, 11th May 2017

  His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Bishop of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, was joined by the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and other representatives of the Church of England, at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Friday 12th May 2017.

• Chilean Navy Day 2025

  Wednesday, 21st May 2025

  The Chilean Navy will pay its annual tribute to Admiral Thomas Cochrane at a wreath laying in the Abbey on Wednesday 21st May.

  Chilean Navy Day Special Service

• Chilean Navy honours Admiral Lord Cochrane

  Wreaths were laid by HE The Ambassador of Chile, Mrs Ximena Fuentes Torrijo, and by Vice Admiral Andrew Burns, representing the First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff.

• Translation of Saint Edward the Confessor

  During Edwardtide, we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042–1066 and the re-founder of Westminster Abbey.

• Abbey celebrates life of St Maximilian Kolbe

  A service to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the birth of St Maximilian Kolbe was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 13th January 2019.

• College Hall

  Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.

• Abbey hosts the Lighting of the Benedictine Torch

  A Service of Blessing for the Benedictine Torch took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 2nd March at 12 noon.

• Abbey marks the Centenary of the Royal British Legion

  Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attended a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 12th October.

• Abbey Celebrates the Life of Sir Terry Wogan

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Terry Wogan KBE DL was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 27th September 2016.

• A service to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St Edward’s Church of England Primary School and St Edward’s Church of England School and Sixth Form College in Romford

  A service to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St Edward’s Church of England Primary School and St Edward’s Church of England School and Sixth Form College in Romford was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 3rd February 2010.