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• Abbey plans Memorial Evensong for Archbishop Tutu

  Friday, 31st December 2021

  Westminster Abbey is to hold a Memorial Evensong for Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died on 26th December.

  Special Service Evensong

• Stephen Hawking memorial service set for June

  Wednesday, 28th March 2018

  The Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey for the Life of Professor Stephen Hawking, during which his ashes will be interred near the grave of Sir Isaac Newton, will be held on Friday 15th June.

  Stephen Hawking Memorial dedication

• Westminster Abbey marks Holocaust Memorial Day

  Monday, 27th January 2025

  Westminster Abbey has today joined landmarks around the UK in marking Holocaust Memorial Day.

  Auschwitz Anniversary

• Happy ending for Brontë memorial in 85th anniversary year

  Thursday, 26th September 2024

  The Brontë memorial in Westminster Abbey has been amended to include the diaereses (dots) over the ‘e’ of the names of the literary sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, which have been missing from the memorial since its installation 85 years ago, following an approach from journalist and Brontë historian Sharon Wright.

• 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.

  Matthew Boulton

• Sir Charles and Sir John Wolfe Barry

  Architect and Engineer

  In the nave is a brass covering the grave of architect Sir Charles Barry and a memorial window for his son, Sir John Wolfe Barry.

• 2011 Trust launched

  Thursday, 24th January 2008

  A trust to celebrate the impact the King James Bible has had on the cultural life of Britain, and on the wider English speaking world, was launched in Poets' Corner on 24th January.

  King James Bible 2011 Trust

• Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial

  Soldier

  Opposite the west entrance of Westminster Abbey is a column, remembering former pupils of Westminster School who died in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.

• William Gladstone memorial

  Find out about sculptor Thomas Brock's contribution to Westminster Abbey.

• 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.

• Plan your visit

  Each year, we welcome over a million visitors. We’re generally open Monday to Saturday for visiting, and hold regular services to which all are welcome.

• Charles Walter Congreve

  Priest/Minister

  In the south cloister is the grave of Charles Walter Congreve, archdeacon of Armagh. He was a son of John Congreve of Congreve in Staffordshire.

• 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

• 24. Charles I and the earthquake

  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.

• Charles Abbot, Baron Colchester

  Politician and Statesman

  Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey in an unmarked grave with his mother Sarah.

• Robert Henry Charles

  Priest/Minister

  Dr Robert Henry Charles was Canon of Westminster from 1913 and Archdeacon from 1919 and is buried with his wife in the north cloister.

• Westminster Abbey to honour former Prime Minister Harold Wilson

  Friday, 21st December 2012

  Westminster Abbey is to honour former Prime Minister Lord Wilson of Rievaulx with a memorial stone to be dedicated in 2013.

  Harold Wilson

• Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Cleveland

  Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Cleveland, Duke and Earl of Southampton, Earl of Chichester, Baron of Newbury and Nonsuch, Knight of the Garter, buried 1730.

• Sir Charles Peers

  b.1868 Architect

  The ashes of Sir Charles Peers are buried in the Islip chapel. He was Surveyor of the Fabric at the Abbey from 1935 to 1951.

• Charles Wellington Furse

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Charles Wellington Furse, Canon and Archdeacon, is buried in the east cloister. He was a son of Charles William Johnson of Great Torrington.