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Abbey Marks Centenary of Police Women
Friday, 17th May 2019
A service of thanksgiving to mark the centenary of police women in the Metropolitan Police Service was held at Westminster Abbey on 17th May 2019.
Special Service Centenary of Police Women Metropolitan Police
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Westminster Abbey marks Battle of Britain anniversary
Monday, 16th September 2019
A Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 15th September 2019.
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Abbey podcast for the Feast of the Annunciation
Wednesday, 25th March 2020
A podcast produced in a locked down Westminster Abbey has been released today to mark the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pew Abbeycast COVID-19
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A podcast for Passion Sunday
Sunday, 29th March 2020
Worshippers everywhere are invited to mark Passion Sunday today with the Abbey’s latest podcast.
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A podcast for Low Sunday
Sunday, 19th April 2020
A new podcast is released today for Low Sunday which begins with the story of the disciples in their own lockdown.
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Royal Commonwealth Society Chair reads for Abbey podcast
Sunday, 21st June 2020
The Executive Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh, makes a guest appearance on today’s edition of Abbeycast, the Abbey’s lockdown podcast.
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Abbey receives support from the Cathedral Music Trust
Wednesday, 15th June 2022
The Cathedral Music Trust has made a generous donation to Westminster Abbey, funding its Assistant Organist post for a year.
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Creation tour: Meet our Head Gardener
Tuesday, 6th August 2024
Take a stroll around the Abbey’s green spaces with the Abbey’s Head Gardener, Jan Pancheri.
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Henry Roper
Musician
On the wall of the Little Cloister is a memorial to Henry Quittenton Roper, chorister of Westminster Abbey May 1879-November 1884.
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John Fox
Priest/Minister
John Fox was buried on 27th September 1623 in the north transept (the broad aisle) of Westminster Abbey but he has no memorial or marker.
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William Bill
Dean and Priest/Minister
William Bill, Dean of Westminster, is buried in St Benedict's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was installed as Dean of Westminster 30th June 1560.
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Caedmon
Poet
In 1966 a memorial to the early Christian poet Caedmon was unveiled in Poets' Corner. This famous Northumbrian poet died around the year A.D. 680.
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William Thompson Elliott
Priest/Minister
The Reverend William Thompson Elliott was a Canon of Westminster from 1938-1940 and his ashes are buried in the vault in the lower Islip chapel.
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Angela Burdett-Coutts
Philanthropist
Near the west door in the nave is the simple gravestone of Angela Burdett-Coutts, philanthropist. She applied her fortune to many charities.
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John Williams
Dean and Philanthropist
Dr John Williams was Dean of Westminster from 1620-1644. He has no monument in the Abbey and he is buried at Llandegai in his native Wales.
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Sudan memorial
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to British workers in the Sudan under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium.
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John Thomas
Dean
A memorial to John Thomas, Dean of Westminster, stands in the south aisle of the nave. This is of marble with a bust.
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Womens' Voluntary Service roll of honour
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is displayed the Womens' Voluntary Service (WVS) roll of honour for those who died during the Second World War.
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William and Mary Carnegie
Priest/Minister
The ashes of William Hartley Carnegie, Sub-Dean of Westminster, and his second wife Mary Endicott Carnegie are buried at the west end of the nave.
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James Grooby Rogers
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial with medallion bust to James Grooby Rogers. This is signed by sculptor Robert Jackson.