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Ambrose Fisher
Writer and Priest/Minister
Fisher, known as the blind scholar and author of A Defence of the Liturgy of the Church of England, is buried in the east cloister.
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Lord Mayor of Westminster reads for Abbey podcast
Sunday, 14th June 2020
The newly-elected Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Jonathan Glanz, has recorded a reading from St Matthew's Gospel for the Abbey's latest podcast, which is published today.
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James Ussher
Priest/Minister
Archbishop James Ussher (or Usher) was born in Dublin in 1581, and his grave is in St Paul's chapel at Westminster Abbey.
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John Hilton
Musician and Composer
John Hilton, composer, was organist and lay clerk at St Margaret's from 1628 to 1644 and was buried in the church on 21st March 1657.
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Henry Ferne
Priest/Minister
Henry Ferne, bishop of Chester, is buried in St Edmund's chapel. His grave consists of a marble plinth inset with an engraved cartouche of arms.
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Podcast
Westminster Abbey's podcast is a mix of sermons, services and reflections, plus lectures on issues of faith, ethics and policy from the Westminster Abbey Institute.
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Remembrance Sunday
the Abbey bells will be rung half-muffled from noon
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Civic Sunday
the bells of Westminster Abbey are rung at about noon following Civic Matins
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Palm Sunday
St Peter flag
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Remembrance Sunday
Union flag
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Sir Charles Parsons
Scientist and Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window to Sir Charles Parsons, scientist and marine engineer.
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Herbert Thorndyke
Writer and Priest/Minister
Herbert Thorndike, priest, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey with his brother John. There is no marked gravestone to see.
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Henry Francis Lyte
Composer, Musician and Priest/Minister
In the south choir aisle is a memorial to hymn writer Henry Francis Lyte. The alabaster tablet was unveiled on 16th November 1947.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Writer
On a pillar in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a white marble bust, with a brown marble base, to novelist and essayist William Makepeace Thackeray.
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Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Lawyer
Sir Henry Sumner Maine K.C.S.I. has a black and white marble memorial on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept.
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Greenvile (Grenvill) Collins
Sailor
Greenvile (Grenvill) Collins, naval officer and hydrographer, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but has no memorial.
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Pierson Lloyd
Priest/Minister
The Revd. Pierson Lloyd was a master at Westminster School and is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Christianity – some basics
Would you like to know more about the Christian faith? Here’s a short guide: how it began, its beliefs and practices plus, help if you’d like to explore it further.
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John Rice
Musician
John Rice, sometime organist of Trinity Church, New York, USA, was buried with his father in the south cloister on 24 March 1808, aged 84.
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George Jewell
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to George Jewell, schoolmaster, Wife Lucia is buried with him. Her second husband was Vincent Bourne, poet.