How would you describe what you do? We’ve made and repaired a lot of vestments and hangings. Copes, chasubles, stoles, altar frontals… We’ve done them in gold, we’ve done them in white, red, green, ...
What does a day in the life of an organ tuner look like? The Abbey organ has just under 7,000 pipes and it’s spread around the building. The general regime for tuning the organ is one full-day visit ...
The first televised service from the Abbey was Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. Since then, and particularly during COVID, digital worship has accelerated. Tim Wyatt asks: is this step into a ...
He is perhaps the greatest of all English humourists, but PG Wodehouse’s journey to recognition in the UK was not without controversy, as Fergus Butler-Gallie reveals. 4 minute read There occurred to ...
How many gutters does the Abbey have? It’s hard to put a figure on it, but there’s at least 24. Not all of them are accessible. Why is it necessary to constantly clear them? All it takes is one little ...
Dr Tony Trowles, Head of the Abbey Collection, explores how Dean John Williams, who has no Abbey memorial himself, left the biggest legacy of all. 5 minute read Most Deans of Westminster who retired ...
One of the most dramatic connections between America and Westminster Abbey may be found in the nave. Memorialised – and later buried – in the Abbey is artist, poet and spymaster Major John André.
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