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Robert Cannon
Priest/Minister
A memorial tablet to Robert Cannon, Dean of Lincoln, is in the nave of Westminster Abbey but his grave is in the south transept.
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HRH The Countess of Wessex reads for Ascension Day podcast
Thursday, 21st May 2020
Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex has recorded a reading from St Luke’s Gospel for the Ascension Day episode of Abbeycast, the podcast series.
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Abbey brings Christian leaders together to celebrate Pentecost
Sunday, 31st May 2020
Westminster Abbey has brought together leaders of three major Christian denominations in the UK to celebrate Pentecost.
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Frederick Ramsay
Musician
In St Margaret's Church Westminster is a brass remembering Frederick Ramsay, a former chorister who was killed in the Great War.
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The terrible fire at Notre Dame
Tuesday, 16th April 2019
A statement from the Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Sir John Denham
Poet
Sir John Denham, poet, was buried on 23rd March 1669 in Poets' Corner, near Chaucer's tomb. He has no monument and had no inscribed gravestone.
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Arthur, Viscount Lee of Fareham
Politician, Soldier and Philanthropist
Arthur Hamilton Lee, Viscount Lee of Fareham was a benefactor to Westminster Abbey. He gave two bronze candelabra and two paintings.
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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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Students celebrate inspirational figures
Tuesday, 15th June 2021
From writers and musicians to scientists and engineers, Westminster Abbey has for centuries been the final resting place of some of the most distinguished figures in our history.
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Sermon Given at Evensong on Palm Sunday 2016
Sunday, 20th March 2016
Sermon given by The Reverend David Stanton, Canon in Residence.
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St Margaret’s Choristers
Find out about the St Margaret's Choristers and how you can join.
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Evensong, sung by the St Margaret’s Choristers and Consort
Wednesday, 8th May 2024
The First Evensong of Ascension Day will be sung by the St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, with music by Marenzio, Smith, Stanford and Haydn.
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James Montagu
Sailor
In the north-west tower chapel is a statue to Captain James Montagu. A life size figure of James in uniform stands on a pedestal flanked by two lions.
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Lord Heywood remembered
A service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Jeremy, Lord Heywood of Whitehall GCB CVO, at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 20th June 2019.
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Bishop of London reads for Abbey podcast
Sunday, 17th May 2020
The Bishop of London, who is leading the Church of England’s response to the coronavirus, has recorded a reading for the Abbey’s latest podcast.
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Sermon at a Service of Morning Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Life of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Sunday, 11th April 2021
A sermon remembering the life and work of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
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Harriet Wyatt
Artist
Mrs Harriet Wyatt gave a magnificent altar frontal to Westminster Abbey. It took her eight years to complete.
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John Windsor [Wyndsore]
Soldier
John Windsor, or Wyndsore, soldier, is buried in the north ambulatory The brass inscription plate on his gravestone has now been moved for better preservation.
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Journeying through Holy Week
A reflection for Holy Week by the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster
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Recent developments
As we make changes forced upon us we have had to think deeply about our resources and our priorities. Our resources are very much reduced.