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Max Warren
Priest/Minister
A gravestone in the south cloister covers the ashes of leading evangelical Reverend Max Alexander Cunningham Warren. His wife was buried with him in 1988.
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Robert Cannon
Priest/Minister
A memorial tablet to Robert Cannon, Dean of Lincoln, is in the nave of Westminster Abbey but his grave is in the south transept.
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John Broughton
Soldier
John Broughton, champion boxer and later Yeoman of the Guard, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey in 1789.
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Philip Larkin
Writer, Poet and Novelist
A memorial stone for poet and writer Philip Arthur Larkin, C.H., C.B.E., was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey on 2nd December 2016.
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Sir Francis Vere and Horace Vere
Soldier
Sir Francis Vere, Elizabethan soldier, and his brother Horace are buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist in Westminster Abbey. Francis has an interesting monument.
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15th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 4th May 2000
Delivered by The Reverend Canon Dr Martyn Percy at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 4th May 2000 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford and the Cathedral, Sheffield.
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Royal Ballet Founders
Composer, Dancer and Musician
In 2009 a memorial stone to four founders of the Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton, Constant Lambert and Margot Fonteyn, was unveiled.
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Samuel Smith
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr. Samuel Smith was a prebendary (clergyman) of Westminster Abbey 1787-1808 and Head Master of Westminster School 1764-1788.
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Join the Abbey Association
Unlimited free entry to the Abbey is just one of the advantages of joining the Abbey Association. But there’s much more on offer.
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Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland
Sailor
Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathern and Earl of Dublin was buried in the Hanoverian vault below the central aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Gell Family
Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.
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Sir Thomas Hardy
Sailor
At the west end of the nave is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. He is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus.
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Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland & Percy family
Politician and Soldier
A large white marble monument to Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland stands in this chapel. This was designed by Robert Adam and sculpted by Nicholas Read.
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22nd Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2007
Delivered by The Reverend Dr Richard A. Burridge, Dean of King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2007 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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24th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 14th May 2009
Delivered by The Reverend Professor Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry & Education King's College London at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 14th May 2009.
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16th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 10th May 2001
Delivered by Professor Stephen Clark, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 10th May 2001 and subsequently at Keble College, Oxford.
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The Charles Gore Lecture 2005 No. 2
Wednesday, 28th September 2005
Charles Gore died in 1932, leaving a daunting legacy for anyone who would presume to lecture in his name.
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5th Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Lecture
Thursday, 31st May 1990
Delivered by The Very Reverend Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral San Francisco at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 31st May 1990 and subsequently at Lincoln Minster and Keble College, Oxford.
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Bass Singer
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Jonathan Chadwick Durden
Jonathan Chadwick Durden was buried in the east cloister in 1782. His grave is just by the gates and can now only be faintly read.