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• St Margaret's choir war memorial

  Soldier and Airman

  Former choristers of St Margaret's church Westminster who died in the two world wars are commemorated by brass plaques in the church.

• 4. Matilda (wife of Stephen)

  Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.

• Voice and Verse Panel: Poets' Corners Across the Pond

  Thursday, 14th November 2024

  In this special event, speakers from Westminster Abbey, London, and the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York, jointly reflect on the significance and impact of a Poets' Corner within a place of worship.

  Events Voice and Verse

• Chapel reveals old stonework

  Friday, 14th September 2007

  The conservators have discovered a discarded fragment of stonework in the Chapel of St John the Baptist.

  St John the Baptist conservation

• Bishop of Rambsury consecrated

  Friday, 21st September 2012

  The Reverend Canon Dr Edward Condry, Canon Treasurer of Canterbury Cathedral, was ordained to the episcopate as the new Suffragan Bishop of Ramsbury in the Diocese of Salisbury by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams, Primate of All England and Metropolitan, and other bishops at a Eucharist in Westminster Abbey on Friday 21st September 2012.

  Consecration of Bishops Bishop of Ramsbury

• Paul Baumann appointed Receiver General

  Thursday, 21st June 2018

  Paul Baumann CBE has been appointed the next Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He is currently NHS England's Chief Financial Officer.

  Paul Baumann Receiver General

• Abbey service for St Oscar Romero

  Saturday, 17th November 2018

  A Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero was held at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 17th November 2018.

  Oscar Romero

• The Feast of St Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey

  Monday, 10th September 2007

  Westminster Abbey's choir has released a new CD on the Hyperion label.

  Recording Choir

• Daniel Cook appointed new Sub-Organist

  Tuesday, 19th February 2013

  The Dean and Chapter of Westminster is delighted to announce that Daniel Cook has been appointed Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey in succession to Robert Quinney, who takes up the position of Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral after Easter.

  Daniel Cook Music

• The Chennai Books Project

  Thursday, 30th March 2006

  A lunchtime concert was held in St Margaret's Church on Thursday 30th March by some of the Lay Vicars of the Choir of Westminster Abbey.

  St Margaret's Church

• Abbey Sub-Dean appointed Dean of Durham

  Thursday, 17th December 2015

  The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Sub-Dean of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church, has been appointed Dean of Durham. He will take up his new post at Durham Cathedral in the summer. He succeeds the Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove who retired in September.

  Canon Andrew Tremlett

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon Lord Elton

  Tuesday, 6th February 2024

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord Elton will be held in St Margaret's Church.

  Special Service

• Greg Morris

  Greg Morris is Director Music at St Margaret's Church. His work as a conductor encompasses a broad range of music and wide variety of venues.

• On truth telling and storytelling

  Thursday, 23rd May 2024

  Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, gives the annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture.

  Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

• A Service of Thanksgiving for the Lord Morris of Aberavon

  Wednesday, 28th February 2024

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Rt Hon the Lord Morris of Aberavon KG, KC will be held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster on Wednesday 28th February 2024.

• 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.

• Metropolitan Police Service holds Abbey carol service

  Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Metropolitan Police Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th December 2018.

• St Edward the Confessor chalice

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the Westminster Retable, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• St Edward the Confessor chalice

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see the prayer book of Lady Margaret Beaufort, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.

• St Edward the Confessor chalice

  Visit the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries to see Prince William and Catherine Middleton's marriage licence, and many more objects, in real life. High above the Abbey floor, come face to face with the Abbey’s greatest treasures covering over 1,000 years of faith and history. Along with worship, examine objects that teach us about the building of Westminster Abbey, its role in national memory and its relationship with royalty.