Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
404 results found, displaying page 14 of 21
-
Affairs of the Heart at Westminster Abbey: Association members
Tuesday, 13th February 2024
Join Abbey guide Tony Willoughby as he marks Valentine’s Day by sharing his favourite love stories from centuries of history at Westminster Abbey - a church at the heart of the nation.
-
John Smeaton
Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton. It includes an inlay of Smeaton's famous work, Eddystone lighthouse.
-
Roger Townshend
Soldier
The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Roger Townshend has a monument in the south aisle of the nave. He is buried at Albany, New York.
-
Gilbert Crispin
Abbot
The effigy of Abbot Gilbert Crispin is now under an arch beneath the stone bench of the south cloister. It is the oldest effigy here.
-
Royal Wedding Bouquet Returned to Abbey
Sunday, 1st May 2011
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey back to the Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
-
Sir Thomas Bromley
Politician
Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.
-
Supporters of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
The Dean & Chapter of Westminster would like to thank the following generous supporters.
-
One People Oration 2016
Monday, 14th November 2016
Speaker: Lord Evans of Weardale, former Head of MI5; Chair: The Very Reverend Dr John Hall
-
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Writer and Poet
The poet Robert Browning is buried in Poets' Corner. His wife, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, is buried in Florence, but is memorialised in Westminster Abbey.
-
Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester
In the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester. It is attributed to sculptor Garrett Johnson.
-
Grand Duchess Elizabeth
A statue to this modern martyr, Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey.
-
Esther John
A statue to this modern martyr, Esther John, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor Neil Simmons.
-
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was tragically killed in a car accident on 31st August 1997. Her funeral was held in Westminster Abbey on 6th September.
-
Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI
Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.
-
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII, was crowned queen in Westminster Abbey on Whit Sunday 1st June 1533. The celebrations took place over four days.
-
Sir John Corbet
Sir John Corbet, 2nd Baronet of Stoke in Shropshire was buried in Westminster Abbey in February 1665. There is no marker or monument for him.
-
Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk
In the north choir aisle is a carved and painted shield of Roger Bigod, 4th Earl of Norfolk. He was buried at Thetford in Norfolk.
-
Richard de Berkyng
Abbot
Richard de Berkyng was Abbot of Westminster from 1222 to his death on 23rd November 1246. He was first buried in the old Lady Chapel.
-
George Sparrow
In St Margaret's is a memorial tablet to George Sparrow, Government agent, and members of his family. Unfortunately this is now hidden behind the organ.
-
William Dudley (Sutton)
Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Nicholas is the tomb of William Dudley, Bishop of Durham. The Purbeck marble altar tomb has lost the brass effigy.