Please join in saying the words and singing the hymns printed in bold type. The church is served by a hearing loop. Users should turn their hearing aid to the setting marked T. Photography, filming, ...

Plan your journey by bicycle. Bike racks are available close to the Abbey and can be found on the Transport for London cycle parking website. Please note that folding bikes are not permitted in the ...

In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare's memorial. The inscription in brass letters reads: SAMUEL ...

John Gay, the celebrated poet and dramatist, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 23rd December 1732, in the central part of the area near Thomas Parr's grave. The funeral was a ...

Discover more about the objects presented to the monarch during the coronation service and find out what each one represents. Which objects feature in a coronation service? Watch Dr Tony Trowles, Head ...

Princess Elizabeth Stuart was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey. She was the only surviving daughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England and his wife Anne of ...

The memorial stone to George, 6th Baron Byron in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey was given by the Poetry Society and unveiled on 8th May 1969. It adjoins the memorials to Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll ...

On the wall of the south transept of Westminster Abbey is a white Sicilian marble monument to the "Swedish nightingale" Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt. The monument is by C.B. Birch and was unveiled on 20th ...

On the west wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a white and grey marble monument to the famous actor David Garrick. It consists of a standing figure of the actor who holds aside curtains, as ...

Nicholas Hawksmoor, architect, was Surveyor of the Fabric at Westminster Abbey from 1723 but he is not buried in the Abbey nor does he have any memorial tablet. However his great contribution to the ...

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was buried in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire. Shortly after Shakespeare's death there was some talk about removing his remains from Stratford ...

Sir Christopher Wren, the famous architect, was appointed Surveyor of the Fabric at Westminster Abbey on 11th March 1698 (New Style dating). He had previously done some work on Dr Busby's house in the ...