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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2021
Sunday, 4th July 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fifth Sunday after Trinity 2021: St Paul himself wrote that in Christ there is no longer Jew or Gentile, male or female, bond or.
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Students celebrate inspirational figures
Tuesday, 15th June 2021
From writers and musicians to scientists and engineers, Westminster Abbey has for centuries been the final resting place of some of the most distinguished figures in our history.
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Youth remembered
Separated by sea, entwined by history. Fraternité is a season of events focusing on the fellowship between the UK and France, celebrating shared stories, cross-channel influence and the unity of nations. Through an immersive exhibition, music, talks and tours, uncover the relationship between these countries and their national churches, Notre-Dame and Westminster Abbey.
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Ashes of Stephen Hawking buried in the Abbey
Friday, 15th June 2018
A Service of Thanksgiving for Stephen Hawking was held at Westminster Abbey on 15th June 2018, during which his ashes were interred in the Nave.
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32nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 11th May 2017
Salley Vickers addresses the crucial role of the arts in giving shape and form to abiding intangible realities, suggesting the vital importance of nurturing the imagination through the arts in an increasingly secular society.
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Westminster Abbey to honour Sir Roger Bannister
Thursday, 22nd July 2021
Westminster Abbey is to dedicate a memorial to Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes and who later.
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Queens Consort at Westminster Abbey
Ahead of the Coronation of Their Majesties The King and The Queen Consort on 6 May, we’ll be sharing stories from each of the 38 Coronation services held here since 1066.
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Abbey marks achievements of DrugFAM
A Service of Celebration and Hope to mark the achievements of DrugFAM was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Tuesday 9th May 2017.
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His Majesty The King's coronation
Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents.
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Thomas Tompion
Scientist
Thomas Tompion, called the finest English clockmaker of all time, is buried in the centre part of the nave. The inscription on has been re-cut.
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Sir Charles Parsons
Scientist and Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window to Sir Charles Parsons, scientist and marine engineer.
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Richard (Dick) Whittington
A figure of Richard Whittington and his (ginger) cat can be seen in a stained glass window on the north side of the nave.
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Sir Roger Bannister honoured with new memorial stone
A memorial stone to Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 28th September 2021.
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Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Soldier
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.
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William & John Herschel
Scientist, Musician, Mathematician and Astronomer
A memorial stone to William Herschel, astronomer and musician, was unveiled in the nave in 1954. The grave of his son Sir John is nearby.
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Howard Florey
Scientist and Doctor
On 2nd November 1981 a memorial for Howard Walter Florey, pathologist and bacteriologist, was unveiled by his widow in the north aisle of the Nave.
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William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
Scientist, Mathematician, Physicist and Engineer
William (Thomson), 1st Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist, mathematician, engineer and inventor, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born in Belfast.
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James Stewart Mackenzie
On the wall of the south transept is a marble monument to Scottish politician James Stewart Mackenzie. This shows a portrait relief medallion of James.
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Ticket ballot opens for Stephen Hawking Memorial Service
Wednesday, 9th May 2018
A ballot opens 9th May for tickets for the Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Professor Stephen Hawking and the burial of his ashes.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022
Sunday, 6th November 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Third Sunday before Advent 2022: ‘O where shall wisdom be found?’ More years ago than I would care to admit, I was as chorister in a.