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Fraternité conservation spotlight: Catherine de Valois
Tuesday, 19th March 2024
Join our Conservation Team to discover the secrets of Catherine de Valois' funeral effigy.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018
Thursday, 31st May 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of Corpus Christi 2018: Might it have been said to Jesus, "Wonderful, Master, but what does it mean?" There is a story about the composer Robert Schumann..
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of St Michael and All Angels 2019
Sunday, 29th September 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist of St Michael and All Angels 2019: Why are we all here? Why are we all here? Why are you here? I suppose there may be many.
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Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016
Saturday, 24th December 2016
Sermon at the First Eucharist of Christmas 2016: Light in the darkness Picture, if you will, a fertile windswept landscape of low hills and large horizons. The land is farmed - arable.
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William Cowper
Poet
In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window in memory of poets William Cowper and George Herbert.
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Royal tombs
Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.
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Abbey re-opens for services
Friday, 3rd July 2020
The Abbey welcomes worshippers back for public services on Sunday 5th July with 22 services weekly - three services daily and four services on Sundays.
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Abbey secures funding for choral services
Wednesday, 23rd September 2020
The return of choral services at Westminster Abbey has been bolstered by a grant of £20,000 from the Cathedral Choirs’ Emergency Fund.
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Digital Order of Service now available
Friday, 11th June 2021
People visiting the Abbey to worship can now access the Order of Service via their smartphone or tablet instead of using a paper copy.
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A Reflection on the Ascension
Friday, 22nd May 2020
If churches were open (and they are not), if public worship was held today (which it cannot be) and singers could sing (which they cannot) we might be hearing one of those familiar Ascension Day anthems, like God is gone up.
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Fraternité talk: Restoration and salvage
Thursday, 7th March 2024
Journey through collaboration and conflict as we delve into the intricate French links woven throughout Britain's history.
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Elizabeth Palmer & Matthew Johnson
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble wall tablet to Elizabeth Palmer, her grand daughter Frances and grandson Mathew Johnson.
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Freeman Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon
Politician, Soldier and Statesman
The ashes of Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. His wife was later buried with him.
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Joshua and William Price
Artist
Glass painters Joshua and his son William Price worked on two stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Robert Peel
Statesman
In the north transept is a marble statue to Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. The over life-size figure is by John Gibson.
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William Dobson
On the wall of the west cloister, near his grave (which is still readable), is a white marble tablet in memory of William Dobson.
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Bartholomew Dodington
Bartholomew Dodington, Greek scholar, was buried in the north transept. His grave is no longer marked but the inscription was recorded by William Camden.
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Beaupre Nowers
Beaupre Nowers, son of Francis and his wife Hester, has a wall memorial in the north aisle of St Margaret's church where he is buried.
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Walter Porter
Musician and Composer
Walter Porter, singer and musician, was Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey from 1639-44. He was buried in St Margaret's on 30th November 1659.
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Elizabeth Woodfall
Elizabeth, daughter of printer Henry Sampson Woodfall, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. Her tablet no longer remains.