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Christopher Chapman
Musician
Christopher Chapman was a member of the Westminster Abbey choir 1642-1648 and 1660-1681. He was a son of Peter, chief brewer to Westminster College.
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Sarah Siddons
Actor
In the chapel of St Andrew is a larger than life-size white marble statue to Sarah Siddons, reputed to be the country’s finest tragic actress.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Playwright and Statesman
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, statesman, dramatist and wit, was buried in Poets’ Corner. The inscription on his gravestone was re-cut in 1956 but is now faint.
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Sir John Malcolm
Soldier and Statesman
In the north transept is an over life-size statue, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in memory of Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier and statesman.
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Orlando and Christopher Gibbons
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a bust in memory of organist/composer Orlando Gibbons. It is a copy of the bust in Canterbury Cathedral.
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William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley
Lawyer
William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley, Lord Chancellor, and his wife Charlotte have memorial brasses in St Margaret's Church Westminster. Their memorial windows were destroyed in the war.
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Elizabeth and Jane Joye
In the north cloister is the gravestone of sisters Elizabeth and Jane Joye. Elizabeth was the eldest child of James Joye.
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Her Majesty The Queen attends Abbey Somme Service
Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended a Service and Vigil on the Eve of the Centenary of the Battle of the Somme at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th June 2016.
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The Reverend Robert Latham appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist
Sunday, 20th June 2021
The Reverend Robert Latham, curate in the Fromeside Benefice of Churches in the Diocese of Bristol, has been appointed Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey opens its roof to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee
Thursday, 21st April 2022
Abbey opens its roof to the public for the Platinum Jubilee in Summer Festival of events.
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Sermon series: Noble Army of Martyrs
Sunday, 10th September 2023
Noble Army of Martyrs: Above the Abbey’s Great West Door stand ten statues to 20th-century Christian martyrs. This autumn, to mark the 25th anniversary of their installation, a sermon series.
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Symposium: Dignity and Hostility
Thursday, 2nd November 2023
Westminster Abbey Institute brings together a panel of speakers for a lunchtime symposium on Dignity and Hostility.
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Abbey unlocked tour - August
Thursday, 1st August 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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William IV
William was a son of George III and Queen Charlotte. He and Queen Adelaide were crowned in Westminster Abbey on 8th September 1831.
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Elizabeth daughter of Henry VII
In the chapel of St Edward the Confessor is a small tomb with a black marble slab for Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII.
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Charles III
King Charles III was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6th May 2023.
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Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke
Politician
Politician Robert Lowe (Viscount Sherbrooke) has a bust in the eastern porch of St Margaret's Church Westminster. He was born at Bingham, Nottinghamshire in 1811.
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Thomas Blagge
Soldier
Colonel Thomas Blagge was buried in the north transept in November 1660. He was a groom of the bedchamber to Charles I and Charles II.
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Sir Lumley Robinson
Sir Lumley Robinson was buried in the nave in 1684. His monument which stood near the grave has been reduced in size and moved.
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Thomas Jennings & Helen Shrider
Musician
On the wall of the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to Thomas Jennings or Jenings and his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter Helen (Shrider) is also buried with them.