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Anniversary Choral Evensong broadcast from Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2016
BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong celebrated its 90th anniversary this autumn with a live broadcast from the Abbey on Wednesday 28th September on the Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels.
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Beautiful new entrance for Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 16th March 2023
The first significant change to the west front of Westminster Abbey in twenty-five years has been completed that now allows step-free access into the church.
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Dean highlights significance of Vatican visit
Thursday, 26th January 2017
As the Abbey Choir flies back from Rome after a week-long visit to the Vatican, the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall has underlined the ecumenical significance of the trip.
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Abbey Choir returns
Friday, 2nd November 2007
The Abbey Choir, seen here in front of the Sydney Opera House, has returned after a hugely successful tour of Australia.
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Westminster Abbey Honour for Poet Philip Larkin
Wednesday, 17th June 2015
Westminster Abbey is to honour the poet Philip Larkin with a memorial stone to be dedicated next year.
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New Abbey Choir CD celebrates neglected Tudor composer
Friday, 2nd March 2018
The Abbey Choir celebrates the release of a new CD on Hyperion Records today, Friday 2nd March. Conducted by James O’Donnell, who also plays the organ interludes on the disc, Missa Videte miraculum is a compelling introduction to the work of early Tudor composer Nicholas Ludford (c. 1485 – c. 1557).
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Security at Westminster Abbey
Tuesday, 2nd July 2013
The Abbey is experiencing a heightened threat to its security.
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Christian Muslim Forum held at Westminster Abbey
Monday, 16th January 2012
The Christian Muslim Forum marked its 6th anniversary on Monday 16th January 2012 with a conversation between Christian and Muslim leaders at Westminster Abbey.
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Abbey celebrates 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Thursday 23rd May 2019.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 300th anniversary Special Service
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James O’Donnell secures role at Yale University
Tuesday, 26th April 2022
James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey, has been appointed as Professor in the Yale School of Music and Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He will leave the Abbey this Christmas.
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Watch the Abbey Choir’s Summer Festival concert online
Wednesday, 29th September 2021
Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy an evening of the finest choral music from the comfort of their own homes as.
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Abbey Choir sings for Pope in St Peter's
Friday, 29th June 2012
Westminster Abbey’s Choir sang for Pope Benedict XVI, with the Cappella Musicale Pontificia ‘Sistina’, the Sistine Chapel Choir, at the Papal Mass marking the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, on Friday 29th June, a historic occasion of great significance for Anglican-Catholic relations.
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Abbey Choir recordings available to stream for the first time
Wednesday, 9th August 2023
Abbey Choir recordings available to stream for the first time: For the first time, audiences from around the world can enjoy to the Abbey Choir’s critically acclaimed catalogue of recordings via streaming.
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Ship’s Company of HMS Westminster attend Matins
Monday, 29th September 2014
The Commanding Officer and Ship's Company of HMS Westminster, together with the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Westminster, attended Matins at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 28th March 2014.
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New Tower for Westminster Abbey
Thursday, 26th February 2015
Westminster Abbey has been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council to build a new stair and lift tower at the east end of the church. The tower will enable public access for the first time to the Abbey's eastern Triforium, an elevated internal gallery, which is to be transformed into a new museum and exhibition space: The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries. This will be the most significant addition to the building since Nicholas Hawksmoor's iconic west towers were completed in 1745.
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How have coronations at Westminster Abbey changed over time?
Coronations are events in history that you may heard of, read about or seen in a film, but the details are a little vague. What is a coronation and why do they happen? Find out answers to these questions and more in this introductory guide.
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Westminster Abbey reveals Cromwell’s original grave
Tuesday, 4th August 2009
Visitors to Westminster Abbey until the end of August will be able to see the original grave of English Civil War revolutionary Oliver Cromwell for the first time in over 60 years.
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Westminster Abbey honour for Lord Callaghan
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A memorial ledger stone to the Right Honourable The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff KG was dedicated in the north-west corner of the nave of Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July 2015.
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What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert
Tuesday, 1st December 2020
What sweeter music: Online broadcast for Abbey Christmas concert: Westminster Abbey’s traditional Christmas concert will be broadcast to audiences around the world as the Abbey Choir performs as part of the Live.
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Long reads
Westminster Abbey is a treasure house of paintings, stained glass, textiles and artefacts – and is also where some significant people are buried or remembered.