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Dean & Chapter commissions Abbey paintings
Thursday, 15th March 2018
Westminster Abbey’s Dean & Chapter has commissioned a unique series of watercolours of the interior and precincts of the Abbey church by the artist Alexander Creswell.
...1000-year evolution and for the first time ever a large suite of paintings has been commissioned to capture the stunning architecture and amazing light of the
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Abbey celebrates Unknown Warrior anniversary
Tuesday, 9th November 2010
Westminster Abbey will this week celebrate the 90th anniversary of one of its most poignant memorials, The Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
...observance of Two Minute Silence, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will unveil the Abbey’s Field of Remembrance – the huge annual collection of British Legion Poppy...
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Abbey welcomes Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 6th September 2021
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 5th September 2021.
service, an annual celebration of the historic links between the Abbey and the City of Westminster, was also attended by Westminster councillors and other civic...
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Abbey remembers Canon Jane Sinclair
Thursday, 7th October 2021
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Reverend Canon Jane Sinclair was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 7th October 2021.
She retired from the Abbey in April 2020 after five-and-a-half years during which time she was a well-loved and deeply valued member of the Abbey community.
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Abbey Tribute to Sir Simon Milton
Monday, 31st October 2011
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Simon Milton was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 31st October 2011.
...Tremlett, Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey; and Rabbi Steven Katz, Senior Rabbi, Hendon Reform Synagogue, Rabbi Katz...
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Abbey marks Kristallnacht 75th Anniversary
Monday, 11th November 2013
A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope to mark the 75th Anniversary of Kristallnacht was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 10th November 2013.
During the service the Shoah candelabra from Belsize Square Synagogue was processed through the Abbey Church.
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Abbey releases music for the Coronation Vivats
Sunday, 30th April 2023
Westminster Abbey has today released the words and music of the Vivat acclamations which will be sung at the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen on Saturday 6th May.
...acclamations with which the King’s Scholars of Westminster School have traditionally greeted kings and queens on their arrival at Westminster Abbey for their
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Our history
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.
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Abbey Bells Ring for Royal Anniversary
Monday, 20th November 2017
Westminster Abbey will mark the 70th wedding anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on Monday 20th November.
The Abbey's bell ringers will ring a full peal - starting at 1.00pm and expected to last 3 hours and 20 minutes - to mark the milestone.
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Celebrate Lumiere London at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 10th January 2018
Westminster Abbey will again be one of the highlights of Lumiere London when the festival of lights returns to the capital from 18th – 21st January 2018.
Artist Patrice Warrener will light up the Abbey’s West Towers and Great North Door with his work, The Light of the Spirit.
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Abbey hosts the Lighting of the Benedictine Torch
Wednesday, 2nd March 2011
A Service of Blessing for the Benedictine Torch took place at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 2nd March at 12 noon.
Westminster Abbey was the first non-Roman Catholic Church to host the lighting of the Benedictine Torch.
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Westminster Abbey Marks Srebrenica Anniversary
Monday, 6th July 2015
A Solemn Commemoration for Srebrenica Memorial Day was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6th July.
...Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, who said in his Bidding: In Westminster Abbey, a place of Christian prayer and commemoration at the heart of our...
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Abbey Marks St Andrews Milestone
Wednesday, 11th December 2013
A Service of Thanksgiving for the 600th Anniversary of the University of St Andrews was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 10th December 2013.
...of the University of St Andrews, accompanied by candle bearers representing the University community, was borne through the Abbey and received at the High
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Abbey Celebrates St Peter's Day
Thursday, 30th June 2016
Westminster Abbey, since 1560 the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster, has from the beginning been under the patronage of St Peter, Apostle and Martyr. On St Peter's Day, Wednesday 29th June 2016, a Sung Eucharist was celebrated at which the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, preached the sermon.
The service was sung by the Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by the Organist and Master of the Choristers, James O'Donnell.
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An Abbey welcome to Holy Week and Easter
Friday, 23rd March 2018
Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church welcome worshippers and visitors to our annual celebration of Holy Week, the most solemn week of the Church’s year, culminating in the most joyful festival, Easter Day.
...service begins Holy Week on 25th March at 10.30am with the Blessing of Palms outside St Margaret’s Church, followed bv the Procession into the Abbey and Sung
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Robert Hooke memorialised at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 23rd February 2005
Robert Hooke, one of the most brilliant and versatile of seventeenth-century English scientists will be memorialised at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 3 March at 6.00pm.
...organized by Gresham College to celebrate his life and work, The Dean of Westminster, Dr Wesley Carr announced that Hooke was to be memorialised in Westminster
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Prime Minister of Canada visits Abbey
Wednesday, 12th June 2013
The Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th June 2013.
He was welcomed to the Abbey by the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall.
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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.
Covid-19 has posed the Abbey unprecedented financial challenges because over 90 per cent of its income comes from tourist visitors.
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The King celebrates Commonwealth Day at the Abbey
Monday, 9th March 2026
Their Majesties The King and Queen attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey on Monday 9th March.
...diversity of a remarkable family of nations, with a special service organised in the Abbey with the Royal Commonwealth Society at the heart of the celebrations.
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Abbey hosts Whitehall carol service
Wednesday, 19th December 2012
The annual Whitehall Carol Service was held at Westminster Abbey, in association with Christians in Government, on Wednesday 19th December 2012.
...Commonwealth Office; The service was sung by the Special Service Choir of Westminster Abbey conducted by James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers.
