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  • Sir Winston Churchill Remembered

    Friday, 30th January 2015

    Members of the Churchill family and representatives of Churchill-related organisations joined the congregation at a wreath laying to commemorate the Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD at Westminster Abbey on Friday 30th January.

    Sir Winston Churchill Wreathlaying

  • 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.

  • The Nave

    The Nave is at the western end of the Abbey and contains the graves and memorials of many famous people.

    Architecture

  • Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018

    Sunday, 25th November 2018

    Sermon at Evensong on the feast of Christ the King 2018: Divine love and justice has begun to erupt into the world we know. For a number of weeks, the UK has.

  • Abbey in Wartime

    On the outbreak of the second world war in 1939 many of the Abbey's treasures were evacuated for safety to country houses, such as Mentmore.

  • RAF Chapel

    At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

    Notable people

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Feast of Candlemas 2015

    Monday, 2nd February 2015

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018

    Sunday, 3rd June 2018

    Sermon given at Evensong on the First Sunday after Trinity 2018: Seeing through tears. O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out in your presence …You have put me in the.

  • 36th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture

    Thursday, 12th May 2022

    Lord Adonis gives the 36th annual Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture at Westminster Abbey.

  • Address Given at A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to Mark the Centenary of the ANZAC Landings

    Saturday, 25th April 2015

    Address given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

    ANZAC Day

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2015

    Thursday, 14th May 2015

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Address Given at The Service of Thanksgiving and Re-Dedication to Mark the 75th Anniversary of The Battle of Britain

    Sunday, 20th September 2015

    Address given by The Venerable (Air Vice-Marshal) Jonathan Chaffey QHC RAF, Chaplain-in-Chief, Royal Air Force.

    Battle of Britain Sunday

  • Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor, 2016

    Thursday, 13th October 2016

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist of the Annunciation of Our Lord 2017

    Friday, 24th March 2017

    Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2018

    Sunday, 11th March 2018

    Sermon at Evensong on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2018: Dealing with failure.

  • Truth in the Public Square

    Lecture given by Claire Foster-Gilbert, Westminster Abbey Institute, at the 2015 conference of the Newbigin House of Studies Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 15th July 2015.

  • George, John, Arabella and Henrietta Churchill

    Politician, Soldier and Sailor

    Admiral George Churchill was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey and has a large monument. His sister Arabella is also buried. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough was briefly buried here then moved to Blenheim Palace.

  • Address given at a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day

    Wednesday, 25th April 2018

    Address given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.

  • Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Lent 2015

    Sunday, 1st March 2015

    Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.

  • John Churchill

    Carpenter

    On a pillar in St Margaret's church is a marble cartouche for master carpenter John Churchill. He served the King and later Queen Anne.

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