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Westminster Abbey is open to visitors once again
Friday, 21st May 2021
From today, Westminster Abbey will be open on selected days to visitors, following the further easing of lockdown restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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St Margaret's Choristers to sing their first service
Wednesday, 27th September 2023
The St Margaret's Choristers, a new choir for girls aged 11 - 17, will sing its first service in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey.
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Charles Ignatius Sancho honoured with St Margaret’s memorial
Tuesday, 19th December 2023
Charles Ignatius Sancho, who escaped from a background of slavery and rose to distinction in Georgian London, has been honoured with a new memorial.
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Concert for Holy Week: Bach - St Matthew Passion
Tuesday, 26th March 2024
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading period-instrument orchestra St. James' Baroque for this Holy Week performance of Bach’s powerful Matthäus-Passion (St Matthew Passion), sung in German.
Choir of Westminster Abbey event Music Holy Week and Easter Easter
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Haydn: The Creation
Wednesday, 19th June 2024
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is joined by leading chamber orchestra Britten Sinfonia for this performance of Haydn’s great masterpiece The Creation.
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Notre Dame de Paris, The Augmented Exhibition
Wednesday, 7th February 2024
Immerse yourself in the history and spectacle of Notre Dame de Paris in the UK’s only location for this world touring virtual reality exhibition.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2018
Sunday, 6th May 2018
Sermon given at Evensong on the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2018: It was once assumed that the internet would make our lives hyper-rational; but we’re constantly distracted, addicted, manipulated, and angry. When.
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Sermon given at A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Alleyn’s School
Friday, 18th January 2019
It is a pleasure to welcome the community of Alleyn’s School to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the foundation of Edward Alleyn’s educational trust.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020
Sunday, 18th October 2020
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2020: Even the Dean of Westminster could not, should not tell you what the outcome will be. I grew up in.
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William Camden
Writer and Historian
William Camden, author and antiquary, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. He was Head Master of Westminster School and Abbey Librarian.
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Robert Ayton
Poet
Sir Robert Ayton (Aytoun or Aiton), courtier, poet and philosopher, was buried in the south ambulatory. He was born in Scotland in 1570.
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Thomas Parr
Thomas Parr, from Shropshire, lived for 152 years and 9 months through the reigns of ten monarchs and was buried in Westminster Abbey by order of King Charles I.
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Randolph & Penelope Egerton & family
Soldier
Major General Randolph Egerton, his two wives, two sons and a daughter are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Thomas Crosse & family
Politician and Philanthropist
In the central aisle of St Margaret's church is a gravestone to members of the Crosse family, buried in the vault below. There are two memorials also.
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Hugh & Muriel Dowding
Airman
The ashes of Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding of Bentley Priory, are buried in the Royal Air Force chapel.
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Thomas Cole
Politician
On the south wall of St Margaret's church, near the vestry door, is a brass, consisting of two plates, to Member of Parliament Thomas Cole.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Artist, Writer, Soldier, Statesman and Historian
Sir Winston Churchill is not buried in Westminster Abbey but just inside, near the grave of the Unknown Warrior, is a green marble memorial stone.
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Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939 - 1945
The books forming the Civilian War Dead Roll of Honour 1939-45 can be seen in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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The Queen Elizabeth II window
David Hockney’s stained glass window in Westminster Abbey is a vibrantly-coloured contemporary work commissioned to celebrate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Abbey to re-open for visiting from 21st May
Monday, 19th April 2021
Westminster Abbey is preparing to welcome back visitors again on Friday 21st May, following the current closure due to coronavirus restrictions.