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Benjamin Britten
Musician and Composer
In the north choir (or Musicians) aisle in Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to Benjamin Britten, musician and composer. It was unveiled in 1978.
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Thomas Bilson
Priest/Minister and Writer
Thomas Bilson, bishop of Winchester, is buried in the south ambulatory. The plate over his grave has been moved against the wall for better preservation.
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Thomas, Margaret and Richard Blagrave
Musician
Thomas Blagrave, musician and singer, was buried in the north cloister but he has no monument. His wife Margaret was buried next to him.
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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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John Thomas Micklethwaite
Architect
John Thomas Micklethwaite, architect and archaeologist and Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey 1898-1906, is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey.
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Alan Campbell Don
Dean and Priest/Minister
Alan Campbell Don K.C.V.O. was Dean of Westminster from 1946 to 1959 and his ashes are buried in the nave. He was born in Scotland.
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Gervase and Martha Price
Musician
Gervase Price, musician, and his wife Martha are buried in the north aisle of the nave, not far from the grave of Ben Jonson.
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Sir William McKie
Musician and Composer
The ashes of Sir William McKie, organist of the Abbey, and his wife Phyllis are buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
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Abbot Edwin
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Edwin was Abbot of Westminster from 1049-1071 and was a friend and adviser to Edward the Confessor. He was at the consecration of Edward’s Abbey.
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Thomas Cranmer
Priest/Minister
The early 16th century hexagonal pulpit with linenfold panelling in the nave is by tradition that in which Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer preached.
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Herbert Howells
Musician and Composer
The ashes of composer Herbert Norman Howells are buried in the north choir aisle, near the graves of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Ralph Vaughan.
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Sir John Denham
Poet
Sir John Denham, poet, was buried on 23rd March 1669 in Poets' Corner, near Chaucer's tomb. He has no monument and had no inscribed gravestone.
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Edward Montagu, Earl of Sandwich
Soldier
Edward Montagu (Mountagu), 1st Earl of Sandwich is buried in General Monk's vault in the north aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey.
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William Heather
Musician and Composer
William Heather (or Heyther), composer and singer, was buried in the south transept on 1st August 1627 but had no marker until 1926.
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William Richard Lethaby
Writer, Architect and Historian
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to William Richard Lethaby, Surveyor of the Fabric of the Abbey, 1857-1931.
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Richard Dimbleby
Broadcaster
Richard Dimbleby, radio and television broadcaster, has a memorial in the south choir aisle. In the stone wall slab is inserted a bronze portrait relief.
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Orlando and Christopher Gibbons
Musician and Composer
In the north choir aisle is a bust in memory of organist/composer Orlando Gibbons. It is a copy of the bust in Canterbury Cathedral.
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The Choir
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide. Comprising thirty boys and twelve adult singers, its main focus is to sing the daily choral services.
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Abbey bells
Westminster Abbey now has ten bells which are rung on church festivals and for royal and other occasions.
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The Nave
The Nave is at the western end of the Abbey and contains the graves and memorials of many famous people.