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Aldam and John Frame
Gardener
Aldam and John Frame (Freame) held the post of gardener at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.
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Peter Holder
In his role as Sub-Organist Peter Holder is the chief musical assistant to the Organist and Master of the Choristers, playing the organ for the Abbey’s daily services and accompanying the Abbey Choir in recordings and concerts.
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Ordination and Consecration of Bishops
The Reverend Canon Martin Seeley, Principal, Westcott House, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; and the Reverend Canon Michael Beasley, Director of Mission in the Diocese of Oxford, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Hertford in the Diocese of St Albans at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on Ascension day, Thursday 14th May 2015.
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Consecration of Bishops at Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 24th February 2016
The Venerable Karen Gorham, Archdeacon of Buckingham, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Sherborne in the Diocese of Salisbury; and the Reverend Canon Michael Harrison, Director of Ministry and Mission in the Diocese of Leicester, was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Dunwich in the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey on the Feast of St Matthias the Apostle, Wednesday 24th February 2016.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Marks Centenary
Tuesday, 23rd May 2017
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.
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Metropolitan Police Service holds Abbey carol service
Thursday, 20th December 2018
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Metropolitan Police Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th December 2018.
Metropolitan Police Carol Service HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
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Royal Commonwealth Society Chair reads for Abbey podcast
Sunday, 21st June 2020
The Executive Chair of the Royal Commonwealth Society, Dr Linda Yueh, makes a guest appearance on today’s edition of Abbeycast, the Abbey’s lockdown podcast.
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Abbey launches teaching resources
Monday, 11th January 2021
Westminster Abbey has launched a range of free-to-download teaching resources designed to support learning across key stages in subjects including RE and history.
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BBC Radio 4 to broadcast Matins from the Abbey
Friday, 9th April 2021
A Service of Morning Prayer from Westminster Abbey in Thanksgiving for the Life of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 8.10am on Sunday 11th April.
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Abbey marks 81st anniversary of the Battle of Britain
Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving and Rededication on Battle of Britain Sunday at Westminster Abbey.
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Consecration of new Bishop at Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2022
The Reverend Prebendary James Grier was ordained and consecrated Bishop of Plymouth in the Diocese of Exeter at a Eucharist at Westminster Abbey.
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Special verger tours: Association members
Monday, 8th January 2024
Join two of our expert vergers on a tour that will take you behind the scenes at the Abbey and see how the clergy prepare for different services and occasions.
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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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Stephen
Stephen was crowned in the Abbey in December 1135. He promised to all Englishmen "all the liberties and good laws" which they had enjoyed under his predecessors.
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William, Duke of Cumberland
Soldier
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, is buried with his parents and other family in the Hanoverian vault beneath the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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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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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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Robert Stewart
Lawyer
On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Robert Stewart from Scotland. The burial register calls him Colonel.
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Sir James Berners
Politician
Sir James Berners, Knight of the Chamber to Richard II, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. No inscription or monument was recorded.
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Thomas Waldron
Physician
Dr Thomas Waldron, physician in ordinary to Charles II, was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on 14th February 1677.