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Lesley Watts, Chief Executive, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, reads St Luke 6: 6–10
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.
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Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston, Chief of the Air Staff, reads St John 15: 9–17
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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The Right Honourable The Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, reads St Luke 18: 1–8
The annual Judges Service was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 1st October 2019.
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Joseph Lewis-Campbell, Visitor Experience Assistant, reads 1 St Peter 2: 4-9
Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attended a service to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the re-building of Westminster Abbey today.
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The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor of Westminster and Deputy High Steward, Councillor Ruth Bush, reads St Luke 19: 29-end
Evensong to celebrate the Feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey was held in the presence of the Lord Mayor of Westminster and the Mayors of the London Boroughs, together with members of the Greater London Lieutenancy, on Sunday 20th October 2019.
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Benedictine monastery
The monks at Westminster Abbey wore the habit of the Order of St Benedict, who established the Benedictine rules for the monks in about 540AD.
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Misericords
The word misericord comes from the Latin misericordia, meaning pity or mercy. These hinged oak seats in the chapel tip up to form a ledge.
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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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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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Pastor Modupe Afolabi, National Administrator, Redeemded Christian Church of God UK, reads St Luke 18: 1-8 from the Great Lectern
Rediscovering Justice: A Service of Hope on the 50th anniversary of the death of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr was held at Westminster Abbey at noon on Wednesday 4th April 2018. The service was attended by HRH The Duke of Kent.
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The Reverend Anthony Ball, Canon in Residence, and Co-Chair, The Council of Christians and Jews (Central London Branch), reads St Matthew 5: 1–10
A Service of Solemn Remembrance and Hope on the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 8th November 2018.
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Sermon preached at Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
Friday, 29th September 2023
Sermon preached at the Eucharist with Ordination and Consecration 2023
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Tudor tomb
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 6th October 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity 2019: One Saint in particular fascinated Henry: St Edward, King and Confessor This month, we celebrate the 750th anniversary of the dedication of.
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Peter Roberts appointed Headmaster of Choir School
Monday, 25th February 2019
Peter Roberts has been appointed Headmaster of Westminster Abbey Choir School and will start in September 2019. He succeeds Jonathan Milton, who is retiring.
Westminster Abbey Choir School Peter Roberts Jonathan Milton
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George Wade
Soldier
Field Marshal George Wade, famous for roads he built in Scotland, was buried in the centre aisle of the nave. His monument is by Roubiliac.
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George Pollock
Soldier
Sir George Pollock, army officer, was buried in the nave, to the west of Lord Clyde. He was the fifth son of David Pollock.
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George Graham
Scientist
George Graham, clock and instrument maker, was a son of George Graham (d.1679) and his wife Isobel. He was probably born in 1673 near Carlisle.
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George Slaughter
Soldier
Captain George Slaughter was buried in the north cloister. His gravestone is no longer readable but the inscription was recorded in a book.
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George Walsh
Soldier
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to General George Walsh. He had a long military career.