C S Lewis - Westminster Abbey, London, UK
N 51° 29.985 W 000° 07.636
30U E 699386 N 5709314
This memorial to C S (Clive Staples) Lewis is located in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. The memorial was placed in 2013 on the 50th anniversary of his death. He is buried in Headington, Oxford.
Waymark Code: WM13BFR
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/01/2020
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The
inscription on the memorial to C S Lewis reads:
C.S.Lewis
1898-1963
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen,
not only because I see it but because by it I see everything
else
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The Westminster
Abbey website has an article about C S Lewis that advises:
On 22nd
November 2013, the fiftieth anniversary of his death in 1963,
a memorial stone was unveiled to writer, scholar and poet C.S.
Lewis in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey. The greenish marble
stone was designed by Wayne Hart and is in the central part of
the area at the base of a pillar. A conference was also held
at St Margaret's Westminster as part of the memorial project.
He was born in Belfast on 29th November 1898 a son of Albert
and Florence. He was educated in England with his brother
Warren. During the Great War he was wounded at the battle of
Arras. He was a Fellow and Tutor of English Literature at
Oxford university and later Chair of Medieval and Renaissance
literature at Cambridge. Today he is perhaps best known for
his seven Chronicles of Narnia. He also wrote science fiction
and was a friend of J.R.R. Tolkien. During the Second World
War he gave many radio broadcasts, later published as Mere
Christianity, together with other books based on his talks. In
1956 he married Mrs Joy Gresham, who died a few years later.
The drama 'Shadowlands' portrayed this part of his life. He
was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Headington, Oxford.
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Note:
With
the re-opening of Westminster Abbey after Covid-19 lockdown
photography, for private use, has been allowed in most areas
of the Abbey when services are not taking place (see here).
There is an entry fee payable to enter the Abbey that is
currently £18 for an adult (October, 2020).
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Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: In Poets' Corner within Westminster Abbey.
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