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Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor
Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, and Councillors of the City of Westminster, was held yesterday.
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Richard, Earl of Cornwall (later King of Germany)
Soldier
Richard, Earl of Cornwall is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his carved shield is displayed in the nave of the Abbey.
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Peter Birch
Priest/Minister
Peter Birch, clergyman, and his wife Martha are buried in the south transept. Martha has a white marble Baroque wall tablet near Chaucer's tomb.
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Sister Concordia Scott
Artist
Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.
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Anna Beaumont
In the chapel of St Nicholas is the shrine of Anna Sophia daughter of Christophe de Harley, Comte de Beaumont, Ambassador from the French Court.
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Sir John Harpedon
Soldier
Sir John Harpedon, knight, who died in 1438, has a brass in the north ambulatory. He was originally buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel.
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Anne (Burke), Countess of Clanricarde
Anne, Dowager Countess of Clanricarde is buried in the centre of the nave. A large monument to her stands in the north aisle.
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Robert Hauley
Soldier
Robert Hauley (Haule or Hawle), a squire, was murdered in Westminster Abbey in 1378. He and fellow squire John Shakel took a hostage.
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Monks of Westminster
In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.
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Stephen
Stephen was crowned in the Abbey in December 1135. He promised to all Englishmen "all the liberties and good laws" which they had enjoyed under his predecessors.
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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
A small gilt bronze statuette (or weeper) of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, can be seen on the tomb of his father Edward III.
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Cecil Rhodes
In Henry VII's chapel is a small tablet in memory of Cecil Rhodes. This was given by officials and businessmen from Southern Rhodesia in 1953.
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Sir James Berners
Politician
Sir James Berners, Knight of the Chamber to Richard II, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. No inscription or monument was recorded.
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George & Ferdinando Hastings
In the north transept, in front of Admiral Warren's monument, is the grave of two children George and Fernando Hastings. Both died of smallpox.
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Stephen Jack Marriott
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Stephen Jack Marriott was Canon of Westminster from 1937-1963, Archdeacon 1946-51 and Sub Dean 1951-59. His ashes are in the lower Islip chapel.
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Sir Philip and Sir Thomas Howard
Soldier
Sir Philip Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel on 15th April 1686. His name is inscribed on a modern stone.
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William Craig
Priest/Minister
The Reverend William Craig was a prebendary at Westminster from 1720-1721 and is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Marie Celeste Hora
James Hora erected two memorials to his wife Marie Celeste - a stained glass window in Westminster Abbey and a small tablet in St Margaret's.
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Sir John Ogle & son
Soldier
Lt. Colonel Sir John Ogle was buried in the Abbey on 17th March 1640. He was the fifth son of Thomas and his wife Jane.
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Edward Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
Politician
Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury, was buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey. His wife Jane erected a large monument for him.