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• Sir Godfrey Kneller

  Artist

  Sir Godfrey Kneller is the only portrait painter to be commemorated here. His monument is by sculptor J.M. Rysbrack after a design by Kneller.

• Charles de St. Denis, Sieur de St. Evremond

  Writer and Soldier

  Charles de St. Denis, Sieur (or Lord) of St Evremond, soldier and writer, was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

• Joan Howson

  Artist

  Joan Howson (1885-1964), stained glass artist, worked on the re-glazing of the windows in the Chapter House at Westminster Abbey after wartime bomb damage.

• Lady Elizabeth & Joseph Nightingale

  In St Michael’s chapel, off the north transept of Westminster Abbey, is a remarkable monument, by L.F. Roubiliac, commemorating Lady Elizabeth Nightingale and her husband Joseph.

• HM The Queen visits Abbey's Sacristy project

  Thursday, 3rd October 2024

  Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 3rd October to see the site of The King Charles III Sacristy where building work will begin early next year to transform the welcome the Abbey offers the millions of people who come from around the world to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

  Sacristy

• HM The Queen unveils Sacristy foundation stone

  Wednesday, 14th May 2025

  Her Majesty The Queen visited Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 14th May to unveil the foundation stone for The King Charles III Sacristy - a new building which is being constructed to transform the welcome the Abbey offers the millions of people who come from around the world to enjoy one of the world’s great churches.

• Abbey honours 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens

  Tuesday, 9th June 2020

  Charles Dickens is celebrated with a wreath laying and the release of a film of a sound and light installation which was projected onto the Abbey.

  Charles Dickens Wreathlaying

• Auction house steps in to help Abbey

  Thursday, 18th March 2021

  A major auction house is stepping in to help raise funds for the preservation of the Westminster Abbey, its collections, and its music foundation which are all at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Beautiful new entrance for Westminster Abbey

  Thursday, 16th March 2023

  The first significant change to the west front of Westminster Abbey in twenty-five years has been completed that now allows step-free access into the church.

• Coronation Chair prepared for historic role

  Wednesday, 1st March 2023

  Coronation Chair prepared for historic role: The Coronation Chair, one of the most precious and famous pieces of furniture in the world, which has been the centrepiece of coronations for over 700.

  Coronation news

• Westminster Abbey marks ANZAC Day

  The Duke of Sussex, The Duke of Gloucester and The Duchess of Cambridge attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day.

• Joseph Addison

  Poet and Playwright

  In Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey is a marble statue of Joseph Addison, poet and essayist, by the sculptor Sir Richard Westmacott, erected in 1809.

• John Gay

  Poet and Playwright

  John Gay, poet and dramatist, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.

• Carola & Ann Morland & R. Harsnett

  Soldier

  In the nave are two monuments to Ann and Carola, wives of mathematician Sir Samuel Morland. Inscriptions are in English, Hebrew, Greek and Geez.

• Matthew Prior

  Poet and Diplomat

  In Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to poet and diplomat Matthew Prior. Bust by A. Coysevox.

• Sir John Franklin

  Explorer

  The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Thomas May

  Writer and Historian

  Thomas May, writer and historian, was buried in the south transept. When Charles II was restored, May's body was buried in St Margaret's churchyard.

• James Watt

  Engineer

  A small bust now commemorates James Watt, the great civil engineer. This replaced a very large marble statue.

• John Freind

  Writer, Physician and Doctor

  John Freind, physician and author, has a monument in the south aisle of the nave, not far from his friend and rival Dr Richard Mead.

• Omar Ramsden

  Artist

  Silversmith Omar Ramsden created several pieces for use in Westminster Abbey.