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Queen Elizabeth II remembered during Royal carol service
Saturday, 24th December 2022
Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey.
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Families celebrate Christmas at royal carol service
Sunday, 24th December 2023
The selfless efforts of those who support children and families in communities across the UK were recognised at the Together at Christmas carol service in Westminster Abbey on Friday 8th December.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2015
Sunday, 26th April 2015
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2018
Sunday, 2nd December 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the First Sunday of Advent 2018: Today we start the new Church Year with the beginning of a new season of Advent. Today we start the.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2019
Friday, 1st February 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Eve of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple 2019: Everything comes together when we think not of the sacrifice of animals but of the.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2019
Thursday, 18th April 2019
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on Maundy Thursday 2019: Our Lord Jesus Christ offered his back to the smiters and his body on the Cross on Good Friday. Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Sir Thomas Robinson & Lady Lechmere
Architect
In the south transept is a memorial to Sir Thomas Robinson, architect, and his wife Elizabeth, Lady Lechmere. The monument incorporates two busts.
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Richard Busby
1606-1695 Priest/Minister
Dr Richard Busby, who held the post of Head Master of Westminster School for 55 years, is buried beneath the pavement of the Choir.
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Sir John Franklin
Explorer
The famous Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin has a memorial in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Lord John Thynne & Family
Priest/Minister
In the north choir aisle is a monument to Lord John Thynne, Sub Dean of Westminster. This shows his white marble life sized recumbent effigy.
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Robert Hauley
Soldier
Robert Hauley (Haule or Hawle), a squire, was murdered in Westminster Abbey in 1378. He and fellow squire John Shakel took a hostage.
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New Tower for Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 26th February 2015
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.
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The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries due to open on 11th June
Wednesday, 14th February 2018
Westminster Abbey has announced that The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries will open to the public on 11th June 2018.
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RE needs strengthening says Dean’s inquiry
Wednesday, 12th September 2018
An independent commission advises that religious education in England’s schools needs to be strengthened to ensure pupils receive adequate preparation for life in modern Britain
Dean of Westminster Independent Commission on Religious Education
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Abbey announces plans to transform visitor welcome
Thursday, 12th September 2019
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning consent by Westminster City Council for a project to improve the welcome it offers to its 1.3 million visitors.
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The King celebrates Commonwealth Day 2023 at the Abbey
Monday, 13th March 2023
Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort attended the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey at 2.45pm on Monday 13th March - The King’s first as monarch.
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Special Coronation events announced
Friday, 24th March 2023
Barefoot tours of the Cosmati pavement headline special Coronation events: Visitors to Westminster Abbey this summer will be invited to walk in their socks on the Cosmati pavement, one of Britain’s greatest.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Third Sunday of Epiphany 2015
Sunday, 25th January 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Sub-Dean and Rector of St Margaret's.
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Sermon preached at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2023
Sunday, 27th August 2023
Sermon preached at Evensong on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 2023: 'Let your gentleness be known to everyone.' Words from this afternoon’s Psalm, 139: If I climb up into heaven, thou.
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Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)
Soldier, Physician and Doctor
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a tablet, rolls of honour and stained glass window for those who died serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps.