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Ernest Hawkins
Priest/Minister
In the east cloister is a marble monument in the form of a cross to the Reverend Ernest Hawkins, Canon of Westminster from 1864-1868.
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Isaac Watts
Writer
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a marble mural monument to non-conformist minister and hymn writer Isaac Watts.
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John Smith
John Smith, his daughter Anne, Countess of Clanricarde and grandson the Hon. John Burke are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poet
In Poets' Corner is a bust in memory of poet and critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was presented to the Abbey by Dr Mercer.
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Burke St John Trend
The ashes of Burke St John Trend, Lord Trend of Greenwich and his wife are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Clayton Cracherode
The Reverend Clayton Mordaunt Cracherode F.R.S, F.S.A., bibliophile, is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey not far from the Library entrance.
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Sir Robert Peel
Statesman
In the north transept is a marble statue to Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846. The over life-size figure is by John Gibson.
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Walter Hines Page
Diplomat
In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.
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Sir Robert Stapylton
Playwright
Playwright Sir Robert Stapylton (or Stapleton) is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. He seems never to have an inscribed gravestone.
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George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 14th January 1663. He has no monument.
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Earl of Carlisle Children
Politician and Soldier
Several children of the Howard family, Earls of Carlisle, are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. Their names are inscribed on a marble stone.
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Connop Thirlwall
Historian and Priest/Minister
Connop Thirlwall, historian and bishop of St David’s, is buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey, in the same grave as his friend George Grote.
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Francis De Breval
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr Francis Durant De Breval was buried in the south transept on 29th January 1708 but there is nothing to mark his grave.
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Writer
On a pillar in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, is a white marble bust, with a brown marble base, to novelist and essayist William Makepeace Thackeray.
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Henry Petty, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne
Politician
In the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial bust to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, politician.
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Westminster Abbey Choir benefactors
Philanthropist
A framed panel, painted blue with white lettering in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, records the generous donors to Westminster Abbey Choir.
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William Spottiswood
William Spottiswoode, printer, died of typhoid fever and was buried in the south transept, near his ancestor John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews.
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Beatrice and Sidney Webb
Writer
The ashes of socialists and writers Sidney and Beatrice Webb lie in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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John and Mary Granger
John Granger (or Grainger) and his wife Mary are both buried in the centre part of the nave. The original gravestone was taken up in.
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Henry Spelman
Writer and Historian
Sir Henry Spelman, antiquary, historian and author, was buried in the south ambulatory. He was born in Norfolk in 1563/1564, son of Henry and Frances.