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  • John Islip

    Abbot and Priest/Minister

    John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.

  • George Jewell

    In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to George Jewell, schoolmaster, Wife Lucia is buried with him. Her second husband was Vincent Bourne, poet.

  • John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare

    John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare was born in 1661 and was a Member of Parliament. He was buried on 4th December 1707.

  • Thomas Sanders Dupuis

    Musician

    In the west cloister is a marble tablet with an urn in memory of Dr Thomas Sanders Dupuis, musician. He came from a Huguenot family.

  • Bernard, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

    Writer and Soldier

    Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, universally known as Monty, was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath.

  • James Nares

    Musician and Composer

    On the west wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is an oval tablet to musician and organist James Nares who was buried nearby.

  • Richard Courtenay

    Priest/Minister

    The grave of Richard Courtenay, bishop of Norwich, was re-discovered in October 1953 in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey.

  • Sir Thomas Lovell

    Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

    A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

  • Matthew Boulton

    Scientist, Philanthropist and Engineer

    In 2014 a cast iron floor stone was unveiled to the memory of Matthew Boulton, entrepreneur of the Industrial Revolution, in Westminster Abbey.

  • William Pulteney, Earl of Bath

    William Pulteney, Earl of Bath, is buried in the Islip chapel with his wife and three children and his brother. A new vault was made.

  • Anniversary Choral Evensong broadcast from Abbey

    Thursday, 29th September 2016

    BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong celebrated its 90th anniversary this autumn with a live broadcast from the Abbey on Wednesday 28th September on the Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels.

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  • Richard Pecksall

    In the chapel of St Edmund is an alabaster and marble monument to Sir Richard Pecksall, Master of the Royal Buckhounds, a post he inherited from the Brocas family.

  • Royal Air Force Chapel

    On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.

  • A Service to commemorate the Founder of Her Majesty The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

    The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard commemorated the 500th anniversary of their founder, Henry VII, at Westminster Abbey on 28th April 2009.

  • Abbey marks 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    Westminster Abbey marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Sunday 20th September 2020.

  • Dr David Hoyle installed as 39th Dean of Westminster

    The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle was installed as the 39th Dean of Westminster at Evensong at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 16th November 2019.

  • 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Britain took place at Westminster Abbey on 16th September 2018.

  • Prime Minister visits Abbey on eve of VE Day

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson was welcomed to the Abbey tonight by the Dean of Westminster on the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

  • Battle of Britain Sunday 2009

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 20th September 2009.

  • Battle of Britain Sunday Service held in Abbey

    A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication to mark Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 18th September 2011.

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