The start of the Pipes and Drums' 140th Anniversary Tour, which will take in places associated with General Gordon. First stop after the Whitehall Parade was Westminster Abbey, which houses the Gordon Monument. The School Chaplain the Reverend Graham Wright gave a short service at the monument and Tom Gordon a direct descendant of General Gordon, laid a wreath. Afterwards the Pipes and Drums performed outside for visitors of the Abbey. At St Paul's Cathedral, members of the Band visited the General Gordon monument before playing on the steps of the cathedral.