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• The Choir of Westminster Abbey release latest CD

  Thursday, 10th April 2008

  This latest recording from The Choir of Westminster Abbey on Hyperion explores the rich repertoire of music associated with the Feast of the Ascension.

  Recording

• Westminster Abbey Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

  Tuesday, 31st October 2017

  A service to mark the 500th anniversary of the 95 Theses and the start of the Reformation was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 31st October 2017.

  Special Service Choir

• Westminster residents

  We are open to visitors from Monday to Saturday. Find out more about how you can visit.

• Ptolemy Dean appointed Westminster Abbey’s new Surveyor of the Fabric

  Friday, 9th December 2011

  Westminster Abbey is delighted to announce the appointment of Ptolemy Dean as Westminster Abbey's next Surveyor of the Fabric.

  Ptolemy Dean Surveyor of the Fabric

• Westminster Abbey Celebrates the Life of The Lord Attenborough

  Tuesday, 17th March 2015

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of The Lord Attenborough CBE was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 17th March 2015.

  Richard Attenborough

• Westminster School Election Day

  the bells of Westminster Abbey will be rung from 11.00 am

• Westminster Abbey is open to visitors once again

  Friday, 21st May 2021

  From today, Westminster Abbey will be open on selected days to visitors, following the further easing of lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Westminster Abbey Marks Centenary of Lady Margaret School

  Tuesday, 17th October 2017

  Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra attended a Service to Celebrate the Centenary of Lady Margaret School at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 17th October 2017.

  Royal Visit HRH Princess Alexandra

• Westminster Dragoons

  Soldier

  In St George's chapel are two framed guidons of the Westminster Dragoons. These include battle honours from the South African War to the Second World War.

• Choir tour to Australia

  Monday, 15th October 2007

  In October 2007 The Choir of Westminster Abbey makes its maiden voyage to Australia to present an exciting and varied programme of choral music, ancient and modern, under music director James O’Donnell.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey Australia tour

• Concert: Mozart Mass in C Minor

  Tuesday, 17th June 2025

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by Britten Sinfonia for this performance of Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. Members of the Abbey Choir, soprano Ailish Tynan and mezzo soprano Katie Coventry sing the solo parts in this glorious missa solemnis.

  event Music

• Westminster Abbey Honours Father of Modern Australia

  Wednesday, 9th July 2014

  His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service to Dedicate a Memorial to Admiral Arthur Phillip RN at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 9th July.

  HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Arthur Phillip Memorial dedication

• Michael Mayne, Dean of Westminster 1986 - 1996

  Sunday, 22nd October 2006

  The Dean and Chapter were saddened to hear of the death of former Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Michael Mayne KVCO, on Sunday 22nd October.

  The Very Reverend Michael Mayne

• Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud

  Tuesday, 26th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

  Poets' Corner

• Consecration of Bishops takes place at Westminster Abbey

  Friday, 29th September 2023

  The Venerable Adam Atkinson, The Venerable Ian Bishop and The Venerable Paul Davies were all ordained and consecrated at Westminster Abbey on Friday 29th September.

• Abbey announces new Dean

  Tuesday, 19th September 2006

  Canon John Hall has been appointed as the new Dean of Westminster.

  Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

• Westminster Abbey celebrates 70th anniversary of the NHS

  Thursday, 5th July 2018

  Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex attended a Service to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the NHS at Westminster Abbey on 5th July 2018.

  NHS 70th anniversary HRH The Countess of Wessex

• Prime Minister pays tribute to Westminster terror attack victims

  Tuesday, 22nd March 2022

  The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson MP, today paid tribute to the victims of the terror attack which brought Westminster to a standstill five years ago.

• Monks of Westminster

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.

• Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud

  Wednesday, 6th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will be dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.