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• Lord Bragg Delivers Second King James Bible Lecture

  Thursday, 13th October 2011

  Lord Bragg, the author and broadcaster, gave the second lecture in the Abbey’s autumn series of lectures marking the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible in 1611.

  King James Bible

• MPs and peers remember Lord Lawson at St Margaret’s Church

  Tuesday, 17th October 2023

  A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of The Right Honourable The Lord Lawson of Blaby was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 17th October 2023.

  St Margaret's Church

• Lord Sainsbury

  Philanthropist

  Lord Sainsbury was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Appeal Fund which raised millions for restoring the exterior of the Abbey and Lady Chapel.

• Lord Heywood

  Lord Heywood of Whitehall, head of the civil service, has a stone in the East Cloister of Westminster Abbey. He died in 2018.

• Princess Royal and Chilean Navy honour Lord Cochrane

  Tuesday, 22nd May 2012

  Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined representatives of the Chilean Navy at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 for the annual wreath laying ceremony to honour Admiral Lord Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, on Chilean Naval Day.

  HRH The Princess Royal Chilean Navy Day Royal visit Special Service

• Lord Byron

  Poet

  The memorial stone to George, 6th Baron Byron in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey was given by the Poetry Society and unveiled on 8th May 1969.

• The Epiphany of our Lord Sung Eucharist

  Monday, 6th January 2025

  The main service to observe The Epiphany of our Lord, which traditionally marks the visit of the Magi or ‘Wise Men’ to the child Jesus.

  Advent Christmas

• Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury

  The grave of Edward, 3rd Lord Herbert of Cherbury and 3rd Baron of Castle Island is in St Edmund's chapel. The stone has been re-cut.

• Richard Annesley, Lord Altham

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Richard Annesley, Lord Altham was buried in St Benedict's chapel on 25th November 1701, next to the monument of Cardinal Simon Langham.

• Lord Harris of Peckham

  Philanthropist

  Lord Harris of Peckham was a major donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and the stained glass in the east windows of the Lady Chapel are his gift together with his wife.

• Thomas, Lord Wentworth

  Thomas. 1st Lord Wentworth, is buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist. He seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.

• Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

  A kneeling figure of Lord Darnley can be seen on the monument of his mother Margaret Douglas, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• James, Lord Cranstoun

  James, Lord Cranstoun was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 14th July 1773. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Thomas, Lord Wharton

  Politician

  Thomas, 2nd Lord Wharton was buried in St Michael's chapel on 26th June 1572. But he seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

  Poet

  Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, died in 1892. His funeral at Westminster Abbey was attended by thousands of mourners. Bust by T. Woolner.

• Lord Erroll of Hale

  Politician and Engineer

  In the west window of the Lady Chapel is the coat of arms of Lord Erroll of Hale (lower row of panels), engineer.

• Lord Rupert Nevill

  Philanthropist

  The coat of arms of Lord Rupert Nevill are in the west window of the Lady Chapel. He was a Trustee of the Westminster Abbey Trust, which raised millions of pounds for the restoration of the stonework of the Abbey.

• Thomas, Lord Paget

  Writer, Politician and Soldier

  Thomas, Lord Paget was buried in the "north aisle" of Westminster Abbey on 19th February 1742 (most likely the north choir aisle).

• Anthony Carey, Lord Falkland

  Politician

  Anthony Carey (Cary), 5th Viscount Falkland was buried in Westminster Abbey but the location is not known and he has no monument or marker.

• Lord John Thynne & Family

  Priest/Minister

  In the north choir aisle is a monument to Lord John Thynne, Sub Dean of Westminster. This shows his white marble life sized recumbent effigy.