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 ...

Sir William Chambers, architect, is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, beside fellow architects Robert Adam and James Wyatt. The inscription on his grave reads: SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS, ...

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 ...

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 ...

James Ussher (or Usher) was born in Dublin on 4th January 1581, son of Arland (or Arnold) Ussher (died 1598) and Margaret, daughter of James Stanihurst. He had one brother called Ambrose. At age 13 he ...

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 ...

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 ...

Matilda, who was also known as Maud or Mold but who was actually christened Edith, was the great-great niece of Edward the Confessor. She was born in 1080, the daughter of Malcolm III, King of Scots, ...

In the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a white and black marble memorial with bust to Zachary Pearce, Dean of Westminster. The monument was erected in about 1777 and the sculptor was ...

Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in the chancel of St Margaret's Church Westminster and there is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him there.