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Royal tombs
Westminster Abbey is the final resting place of many kings and queens, starting with King Edward the Confessor whose shrine stands just behind the High Altar.
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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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Supporters of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries
The Dean & Chapter of Westminster would like to thank the following generous supporters.
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Lady Chapel
The 16th-century historian John Leland called the Henry VII Lady Chapel ‘the wonder of the world’ and it continues to inspire wonder amongst visitors today.
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Sermon given at Civic Matins 2022
Sunday, 3rd July 2022
Sermon given at Civic Matins 2022: What are you supposed to be? That interests me this morning. Let me take you back nearly 500 years. In December 1540, the City of Westminster.
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Muniment collection
Our archive is one of the oldest and richest in England. We hold the records of Westminster Abbey from the tenth century to the present.
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Fellows' programme
Westminster Abbey Institute offers a year-long programme in servant leadership for up to 20 public servants who are moving into senior roles.
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Address given at a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Westminster Hospital
Thursday, 23rd May 2019
We honour the men and women who have served over the years and those who continue to serve in our own day.
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Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary
Friday, 25th October 2019
Sermon at a Service for Queen Anne's School, Caversham, to celebrate their 125th anniversary: We have been rooted in a good land. When Queen Anne’s School was founded in 1894 it was.
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Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618)
Sunday, 28th October 2018
Sermon at the Sung Eucharist on the Last Sunday after Trinity 2018 commemorating the life of Walter Raleigh (c 1554–1618): Do we see the hidden reality in the life of Sir Walter.
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Oil paintings
Several interesting oil paintings hang within Westminster Abbey or form part of its decoration. Most have been presented to the Abbey.
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Sermon Given at the Vigil Sung Eucharist for the Annunciation of Our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Tuesday, 24th March 2015
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Epiphany of Our Lord 2016
Wednesday, 6th January 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist for the Translation of St Edward the Confessor 2017
Friday, 13th October 2017
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall Dean of Westminster.
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History of Westminster Abbey
An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey houses tombs and memorials to kings and queens and the famous and the great.
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Wall paintings
Our most important wall paintings are from the late 13th century, and include the figures of St Faith, Christ with St Thomas, and St Christopher.
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17th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 2nd May 2002
Delivered by The Reverend Mark Oakley, St Paul's Covent Garden at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 2nd May 2002 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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30th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 21st May 2015
The Reverend Lucy Winkett asks what can the Church say about the Christian requirement for mercy as a public value? Is the quest for purity as damaging as it is noble? Do our public conversations confuse sincerity with truth? And is there any such thing as innocence?
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24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 14th May 2009
Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.
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Anne Radcliffe
Anne Radcliffe (or Ratcliffe), wife of Sir George Radcliffe, lawyer and politician of Thomhill, Yorkshire, was buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.