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• Burke St John Trend

  The ashes of Burke St John Trend, Lord Trend of Greenwich and his wife are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• St Oscar Romero

  Priest/Minister

  A statue to Oscar Romero, modern martyr and saint, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor John Roberts.

• The Reverend Tessa Bosworth appointed Minor Canon and Succentor

  Wednesday, 4th June 2025

  The Reverend Tessa Bosworth, currently Associate Priest at St Paul’s Cathedral, has been appointed Minor Canon and Succentor of Westminster Abbey.

• 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.

• Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso

  Catherine, Lady St John of Bletso was buried in Westminster Abbey in March 1615. Her monument had originally shown her two children, Oliver and Anne.

• Lunchtime concert: St Margaret's Consort

  Wednesday, 12th June 2024

  A musical journey through 500 years of English history.  

  Events Music

• Maud Holland, Countess of St Pol

  Maud Holland, Countess of St Pol was apparently buried in Westminster Abbey but the location of her grave is unknown.

• Ordination and Consecration of Bishops

  Thursday, 14th May 2015

  The Reverend Canon Martin Seeley, Principal, Westcott House, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; and the Reverend Canon Michael Beasley, Director of Mission in the Diocese of Oxford, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Hertford in the Diocese of St Albans at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on Ascension day, Thursday 14th May 2015.

  Ordination and Consecration of Bishops Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Bishop of Hertford

• 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.

• The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster

  Sunday, 14th June 2015

  The Reverend Paul Arbuthnot, currently Minor Canon and Precentor of the Cathedral Church and Abbey of St Alban in Hertfordshire has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey.

  Reverend Paul Arbuthnot

• 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

• 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.

  Voice and Verse

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.

• St Margaret’s holds Parliament service to mark Centenary

  Tuesday, 6th November 2018

  A service for Parliament to mark the centenary of the end of World War I was held at St Margaret's Church on 6th November 2018.

  Armistice Special Service

• Joint Evensong with the Choir of Westminster Cathedral

  During Edwardtide, we celebrate the life of St Edward the Confessor, King of England 1042–1066 and the re-founder of Westminster Abbey.