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Lord Carrington remembered at Westminster Abbey service
The Duke of Kent represented The Queen at a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Lord Carrington at Westminster Abbey today.
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Watch the Abbey Choir’s Summer Festival concert online
Wednesday, 29th September 2021
Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy an evening of the finest choral music from the comfort of their own homes as.
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Creation concert: Brass on the Grass
Wednesday, 31st July 2024
Immerse yourself in the symphony of nature as you enjoy our annual season of brass band concerts in the historic College Garden
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Abbey unlocked tour - June
Tuesday, 18th June 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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Henry II
Henry was the eldest son of Empress Matilda. He and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, were crowned in Westminster Abbey on Sunday 19th December 1154.
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Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, son of Charles I, was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 21st September 1660.
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Jane Austen
Writer and Novelist
Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral but a small tablet was unveiled to her memory in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, on 17th December 1967.
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Robert Burns
Poet and Composer
A marble bust of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is on the wall of Poets’ Corner near memorials to Shakespeare and Scottish poet James Thomson.
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Thomas Lester
Four bells made by Thomas Lester, foreman to Richard Phelps of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, still remain at Westminster Abbey.
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Henry Cooke
Musician, Soldier and Composer
Henry Cooke, composer and singer, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 17th July 1672. No gravestone inscription was recorded for him.
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William Booth
Priest/Minister and Philanthropist
On 2nd July 1965 a memorial bust was unveiled in St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey to William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army.
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Richard Cox
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Cox, D.D. was Dean of Westminster from 1549-1553 but he has no memorial at the Abbey and is buried at Ely Cathedral.
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Cecil Rhodes
In Henry VII's chapel is a small tablet in memory of Cecil Rhodes. This was given by officials and businessmen from Southern Rhodesia in 1953.
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John Beverley
John Beverley, valet or yeoman to Edward III, was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey near the king's tomb. His mother was Matilda.
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John Roberts
Politician
Above the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer in Poets' Corner is a white marble monument to politician John Roberts. The memorial was erected in 1776.
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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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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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Letitia, Countess of Donegal
Letitia, Countess of Donegal was buried in a vault at the east end of the Lady Chapel on 15th May 1691. She has no monument.
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George Bryan
Soldier
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Captain George Bryan. The white marble tablet shows a kneeling woman mourning.
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Clement Attlee
Politician and Statesman
In the nave lie the ashes of Prime Minister and Labour Party leader, Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, PC, OM, CH, FRS.