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John Dryden
Poet and Playwright
John Dryden, Poet Laureate and dramatist, is buried in Poets' Corner. His monument, just outside St Benedict's chapel, now consists of a white marble bust.
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Edmund Mason
Priest/Minister
Edmund Mason, Dean of Salisbury and tutor to the future Charles I, is buried in Westminster Abbey but the exact location is not known.
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James Grooby Rogers
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial with medallion bust to James Grooby Rogers. This is signed by sculptor Robert Jackson.
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Nicholas Ludford
Musician and Composer
Composer Nicholas Ludford (c.1490-1557) was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 9th August 1557 but he has no marker or monument.
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Thomas Crawfurd
Thomas Crawfurd (or Crawford) was buried in the north quire aisle of Westminster Abbey on 13th November 1724 but he has no readable gravestone.
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Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon
Dorothy Stuart, Countess of Roscommon was buried in St Edmund's chapel in the Abbey but has no monument.
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George Falconer
Sailor
Captain George Falconer was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.
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Dr Thomas Reynolds
Priest/Minister
The Revd. Dr Thomas Reynolds, a chaplain to Mary I, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no monument or marker.
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Nicholas Ellis
Mason
Nicholas Ellis (or Ellys), stonemason, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster in 1556 but has no monument or marker.
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Michael Wentworth
politician
Michael Wentworth, M.P., was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1558 but has no marker.
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Prime Minister visits Abbey on eve of VE Day
Thursday, 7th May 2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was welcomed to the Abbey tonight by the Dean of Westminster on the eve of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
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John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall
The embalmed body of Prince John of Eltham was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1337 and he has a fine monument. He was born at Eltham manor in Kent.
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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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William Bayne
Sailor
In the north transept is a tall monument of white and coloured marbles, known as The Three Captains memorial, by the sculptor Joseph Nollekens.
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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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Henry and Aubrey de Vere, Earls of Oxford
Soldier
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford, was Lord High Chamberlain of England and was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.
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George Wade
Soldier
Field Marshal George Wade, famous for roads he built in Scotland, was buried in the centre aisle of the nave. His monument is by Roubiliac.
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Thomas Trigge
Soldier
In the south choir aisle is a grey and white marble monument to General Sir Thomas Trigge. Above the tablet is a partially draped urn.
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Clement Cottrell
Sailor
In the south aisle of the Nave is a monument to two friends, Charles Harbord and Clement Cottrell. They both died on 28th May 1672.