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3rd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Wednesday, 1st June 1988
Delivered by Dame Janet Baker at King's College London on Wednesday 1st May 1988.
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Parry: I was glad & other choral works
Joining forces with Onyx Brass, the Choir of Westminster Abbey present a programme of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s lesser-known early works alongside firm favourites.
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The Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle at Westminster Abbey
A varied collection of music one might hear if visiting the Abbey on its patronal feast - that of St Peter the Apostle on 29th June.
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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.
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Meinhard, 3rd Duke of Schomberg
Soldier
Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg and Leinster, army officer, was buried in the Ormond vault at the east end of the Lady Chapel.
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Hidden Highlights tour - August
Thursday, 1st August 2024
Explore behind the scenes of the Abbey on a guided tour of some areas not usually open to the public.
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Our Lady of Pew
The Society of Our Lady of Pew venerates the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, and regularly holds Mass and retreats in the Abbey.
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Music for Remembrance
To mark 100 years since the start of the Great War this recording explores remembrance, with Britten Sinfonia and soloists Christine Rice and Roderick Williams.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Fourth Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 15th March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Address given at a service to recognise fifty years of Continuous At Sea Deterrent
Friday, 3rd May 2019
We do owe a debt of gratitude to all those countless men and women who in the past fifty years have maintained the deterrent.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on the Fourth Sunday before Advent 2017
Sunday, 5th November 2017
Sermon given by The Reverend Professor Vernon White Sub-Dean and Canon Theologian.
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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.
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Abbey unlocked tour - August
Thursday, 1st August 2024
Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.
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Arthur & Augusta Stanley
Writer, Dean, Historian and Priest/Minister
In Henry VII’s chapel is the grave and monument of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, and the grave of his wife Lady Augusta.
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John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery
Statesman
John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery was buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist in Westminster Abbey on 28th January 1713.
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James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough
Sailor
James Ley, 3rd Earl of Marlborough is buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey but he has no monument or marker.
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Henry Petty, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Politician
In the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial bust to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, politician.
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Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex
Soldier
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th January 1591.
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