Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
199 results found, displaying page 8 of 10
-
Professor Stephen Hawking to be honoured at the Abbey
Tuesday, 20th March 2018
There will be a Service of Thanksgiving later in the year for Professor Stephen Hawking during which his ashes will be interred in the Abbey.
...Hall, said today It is entirely fitting that the remains of Professor Stephen Hawking are to be buried in the Abbey, near those of distinguished fellow
-
Consecration of Bishops at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 24th February 2016
The Venerable Karen Gorham, Archdeacon of Buckingham, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Sherborne in the Diocese of Salisbury; and the Reverend Canon Michael Harrison, Director of Ministry and Mission in the Diocese of Leicester, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Dunwich in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on the Feast of St Matthias the Apostle, Wednesday 24th February 2016.
service was sung by the Westminster Abbey Special Service Choir, conducted by James O'Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, and the organ was played...
-
Abbey welcomes Albanian Prime Minister
Tuesday, 25th February 2014
His Excellency Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Tuesday 25th February 2014.
...Prime Minister, who is on a visit to the UK, was welcomed by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, who escorted him on a short tour of the
-
Abbey to honour Cranford’s creator
Friday, 8th January 2010
Elizabeth Gaskell, whose novel Cranford formed the basis of one of the BBC’s prime-time television drama successes, will be honoured with a memorial in a window panel in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey.
Poets’ Corner in the South Transept of Westminster Abbey is known throughout the world as the resting place of men and women who have dominated the arts.
-
Abbey celebrates life of St Edward
Monday, 21st October 2013
Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.
St Edward, who was King of England between 1042 and 1066, rebuilt and greatly enriched Westminster Abbey turning it into a national institution.
-
The Queen’s funeral to be held at Westminster Abbey
Saturday, 10th September 2022
Buckingham Palace has announced that the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am on Monday 19th September.
The last funeral of a monarch to be held at the Abbey was that of King George II in 1760.
-
Emir of Qatar visits Abbey
Wednesday, 27th October 2010
The Emir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, accompanied by Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 27th October 2010 during a State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
They were welcomed to the Abbey by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, who then escorted them on a short tour.
-
The Abbey joins the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship
Thursday, 17th November 2022
Westminster Abbey has joined the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) which exists to provide training to the next generation of craftspeople.
Westminster Abbey becomes the eleventh member of the CWF.
-
Duke of Edinburgh Thanksgiving service at the Abbey
Thursday, 23rd December 2021
Buckingham Palace has announced that a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of His Royal Highness The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh will take place in the spring of 2022 at Westminster Abbey.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April this year, had a long association with Westminster Abbey.
-
President of South Korea visits Abbey
Tuesday, 5th November 2013
Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of South Korea, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Tuesday 5th November 2013.
...the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, who escorted her on a short tour of the Abbey and invited her to sign the Distinguished Visitors’ Book.
-
Prime Minister of Japan visits Abbey
Thursday, 1st May 2014
The Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe, visited Westminster Abbey and laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior on Thursday 1st May 2014.
The Dean escorted the Prime Minister on a short tour of the Abbey.
-
Emperor of Japan visits Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 25th June 2024
Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 25th June as part of their State Visit to the United Kingdom.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako were then escorted by the Dean on a tour of the Abbey.
-
Abbey extends links with local community
Wednesday, 9th October 2013
Westminster Abbey is continuing its work in the local community by running a work placement scheme in partnership with the Cardinal Hume Centre.
July, two young people were selected at interview for placements in the Abbey’s Visitor Services department, and spent a week welcoming visitors as part of the...
-
New Tower for Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 26th February 2015
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.
The new tower has been designed in sympathy with the Gothic style of the Abbey by Ptolemy Dean, the Abbey's Surveyor of the Fabric (Consultant Architect).
-
President of the Republic of Korea visits the Abbey
Tuesday, 21st November 2023
The President of the Republic of Korea, HE Yoon Suk Yeol visited the Abbey on Tuesday 21st November as part of his State Visit to His Majesty The King.
...Reed, veterans of the Korean War of 1950-53, before they were escorted on a short tour of the Abbey by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David
-
President of the Republic of Turkey visits Abbey
Tuesday, 22nd November 2011
The President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Abdullah Gül, and Mrs Hayrünnisa Gül, visited Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 22nd November 2011 during a State Visit to Her Majesty The Queen.
were welcomed to the Abbey by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, who then invited the President to lay a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown...
-
Haydn: The Creation
Wednesday, 19th June 2024
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia for this performance of Haydn’s great masterpiece The Creation.
of the Abbey Choir and celebrated soprano Carolyn Sampson bring to life this sacred oratorio, depicting and celebrating the creation of the world as narrated...
-
Abbey hosts international military chaplains
Wednesday, 24th August 2022
Westminster Abbey welcomed a group of international military chaplains to a meeting St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 23rd August.
...service The chaplains, representing 13 countries, were welcomed to St Margaret’s by the Abbey’s Canon Theologian, the Reverend Dr James Hawkey, who gave a lecture...
-
Abbey Celebrates The Queen's 90th Birthday
Thursday, 21st April 2016
Westminster Abbey will mark the 90th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen at Evensong on Thursday 21st April and with a full peal of bells at 1.00pm.
Prayers will also be said at Evensong, as they are each evening at the Abbey, for The Queen and the Royal Family The Abbey's Company of Ringers will ring a full...
-
Dean & Chapter commissions Abbey paintings
Thursday, 15th March 2018
Westminster Abbey’s Dean & Chapter has commissioned a unique series of watercolours of the interior and precincts of the Abbey church by the artist Alexander Creswell.
...1000-year evolution and for the first time ever a large suite of paintings has been commissioned to capture the stunning architecture and amazing light of the
