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Sir John Templeton
Philanthropist
The west window of Henry VII's Lady Chapel especially honours Sir John Marks Templeton (1912-2008), a very generous benefactor to the restoration of this chapel.
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Sir Henry Barnard
Soldier
In the north transept is a memorial stone to six soldiers, including General Sir Henry Barnard, who served and died in the Indian Mutiny.
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Sir Ninian Comper
Architect
The ashes of architect and stained glass designer Sir John Ninian Comper are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
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Kenneth Snow
Sailor
Rear Admiral Kenneth Snow was the Abbey’s Receiver General and Chapter Clerk and his ashes are buried in the north cloister with a small gravestone.
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Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto
Philanthropist
Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto of Cairncatto was a trustee of and benefactor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal. In Henry VII's chapel is a window.
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Oscar Wilde
Writer, Poet and Playwright
On 14th February 1995 a small stained glass memorial was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey for Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde, playwright and aesthete.
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RAF Chapel
At the eastern end of the Lady Chapel is the Royal Air Force chapel dedicated to the men who died in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
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Sir Denis Mountain
d.2005
The coat of arms of Sir Denis Mountain, 3rd Baronet, can be seen in the lower section of the west window of the Lady Chapel.
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John Bunyan
Writer and Priest/Minister
A memorial window to writer and preacher John Bunyan was unveiled in the west aisle of the north transept on 25th January 1912.
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Edward Ashurst Morris
In St Margaret's church Westminster, in the north wall, is a stained glass window to Edward Ashurst Morris, designed by Edward Frampton.
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Family Day: Nature Crowns
Saturday, 15th June 2024
Explore signs and symbols of nature in Westminster Abbey and create your very own nature crown to take home.
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Lord Sainsbury
Philanthropist
Lord Sainsbury was a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey Appeal Fund which raised millions for restoring the exterior of the Abbey and Lady Chapel.
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Elizabeth Gaskell
Writer and Novelist
In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.
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Alexander Pope
Writer and Poet
A memorial to poet and critic Alexander Pope was inserted in the stained glass window in Poets' Corner and was unveiled on 7th June 1994.
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George Herbert
Poet
In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.
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Christopher Marlowe
Poet and Playwright
A memorial to playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe was unveiled in 2002 in the new window, by Graham Jones, in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
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Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona
Philanthropist
In the nave is a stained glass window to the memory of Donald Smith, Lord Strathcona, philanthropist. The window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper.
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William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
Scientist, Mathematician, Physicist and Engineer
William (Thomson), 1st Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist, mathematician, engineer and inventor, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born in Belfast.
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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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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.