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Trinity College Chaplain appointed new Minor Canon
Thursday, 20th February 2014
The Reverend Christopher Stoltz has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster.
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Pioneer of Industrial Revolution Honoured at Abbey
Friday, 17th October 2014
A memorial to the 18th century Birmingham industrialist, Matthew Boulton FRS was dedicated in the Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey, on Friday 17th October 2014.
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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.
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Abbey opens its roof to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee
Thursday, 21st April 2022
Abbey opens its roof to the public for the Platinum Jubilee in Summer Festival of events.
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Coronation exhibition opens in the Chapter House
Thursday, 6th April 2023
A new exhibition opens which explores the thousand-year history of coronations at Westminster Abbey and reveals the key elements in this ancient royal ceremony.
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Fraternité tour: French footprints in British history - February
Tuesday, 20th February 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
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Hidden Highlights tour - January
Monday, 1st January 2024
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
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Fraternité tour: Sororite!
Saturday, 2nd March 2024
Join us this Women’s History Month to explore the stories of some of the remarkable women who are woven into English and French history.
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Fraternité tour: French footprints in British history - April
Saturday, 13th April 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
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Fraternité tour: French footprints in British history - May
Thursday, 9th May 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
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Medieval Monastery tour
Saturday, 1st March 2025
Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.
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Fascinating Women of Westminster Abbey tour
Saturday, 1st March 2025
From actresses, writers and spies to philanthropists, social reformers and modern martyrs - discover the extraordinary lives of some of the women buried and commemorated in Westminster Abbey.
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Medieval Monastery tour
Tuesday, 1st April 2025
Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.
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Medieval Monastery tour
Thursday, 1st May 2025
Explore the history of the Benedictine monastery at Westminster Abbey, from the time when the first twelve monks arrived in 960AD until the dissolution of the monastery under Henry VIII in 1540.
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Edward Carpenter
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of Dr Edward Frederick Carpenter K.C.V.O., a much loved Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors.
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Stephen Hawking
Physicist, Scientist and Writer
The ashes of eminent physicist Professor Stephen Hawking were interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey near Newton.
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Guy Gascoyne
Carpenter
Guy Gascoyne, Abbey verger and carpenter, was buried in the north transept in the reign of Mary I but no marker remains for him.
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Charles Ignatius Sancho honoured with St Margaret’s memorial
Tuesday, 19th December 2023
Charles Ignatius Sancho, who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, has been honoured with a new memorial.
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Joseph Armitage Robinson
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
Joseph Armitage Robinson K.C.V.O. was Dean of Westminster from 1902-1911 but he has no memorial. There is however a bronze bust and portrait of him.
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Isaac Casaubon
Historian
On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a monument to scholar and historian Dr Isaac Casaubon.
