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A reflection for Passiontide
Sunday, 29th March 2020
At first glance, the site of Auschwitz Birkenau and the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria della Concezione appear to have very little in common.
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Sir Frederick Bridge
Musician and Composer
Sir John Frederick Bridge, organist of Westminster Abbey, has a memorial tablet on the wall of the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Blanche Parry
Blanche Parry, lady in waiting to Elizabeth I, is buried in St Margaret's church Westminster with a marble and alabaster monument.
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Sir Thomas Vaughan
Soldier and Diplomat
The tomb of Sir Thomas Vaughan, died 1483, is in St John the Baptist's chapel. A Purbeck marble tomb chest stands in an arched canopy.
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Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale & sons
In the south choir aisle is a monument to Sophia Fairholm, Marchioness of Annandale. She was buried with her son Lord William Johnstone.
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Bagenall Family
In the chapel of St Nicholas are buried Dame Sydney Bagenall and Lady Anne Charlotte Bagenall, the two wives of Nicholas Bagenall, Member of Parliament.
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Sir Geoffrey de Freitas
Diplomat
The sundials on the tower of St Margaret's church Westminster were the gift of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas.
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Elizabeth Herrick
In St Margaret's is a modern painted wooden tablet to Elizabeth Herrick, which replaced one which had disappeared from the church in the 18th century.
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Frances, Countess of Hertford
Frances, Countess of Hertford was buried in St Benedict's chapel and has a large wall monument there executed by the Southwark School of tomb makers.
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Charles Holmes
Sailor
In the north ambulatory is a large monument of grey and white marble to Rear Admiral Charles Holmes. This shows the admiral in Roman armour.
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Philip de Sausmarez
Sailor
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a marble monument to Captain Philip de Sausmarez. The monument shows an oval medallion portrait.
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Arthur, Baron Tedder
Airman
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder, is one of the Royal Air Force wartime leaders remembered in the RAF chapel. He was knighted in 1942.
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W.H. Smith
Politician
In St Margaret's church Westminster, on the north side near the organ, is a stained glass window to William Henry Smith, newsagent and politician.
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Piers Griffith
Sailor
Piers Griffith, pirate, was buried somewhere in the south transept but his gravestone no longer remains. He was accused of piracy by the Spanish Ambassador.
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William Sholto Douglas
Airman
William Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside, Marshal of the Royal Air Force is commemorated in the RAF chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Henry Wharton
Historian and Priest/Minister
At the west end of the south aisle of the nave is a marble cartouche for the Reverend Henry Wharton, historian, who is buried nearby.
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Sir Arthur Harris
Airman
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris is remembered in the RAF chapel. His name is painted below the Battle of Britain memorial window.
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William Malcolm Hailey
Diplomat
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Indian administrator William Malcolm Hailey, Lord Hailey of Shahpur and Newport Pagnell.
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James Stewart Mackenzie
On the wall of the south transept is a marble monument to Scottish politician James Stewart Mackenzie. This shows a portrait relief medallion of James.
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Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI
Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.