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Crewe Family
In the north ambulatory is a tablet to Juliana Crewe. On the other side is a marble mural monument to Lady Jane Crewe.
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King and Queen of Spain visit Westminster Abbey
Wednesday, 12th July 2017
The King and Queen of Spain were accompanied by Prince Henry of Wales when they visited Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July as part of Their Majesties’ State Visit to the Her Majesty The Queen.
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Westminster Abbey welcomes new Lord Mayor of Westminster
Monday, 4th July 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, welcomed The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Steve Summers, and other Westminster councillors to the annual Civic Service at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 3rd July.
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Lost medieval sacristy opens to public for Summer Festival of events
Friday, 9th July 2021
A lost medieval sacristy used by the Abbey’s 13th-century monks revealed in the grounds of the Abbey will be open to the public as part of a Summer Festival of events taking place at the Abbey from July to September.
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Admiral of the Fleet Lord Boyce remembered
Thursday, 13th July 2023
His Majesty The King was represented by Admiral Sir Anthony Radaki at a Service of Thanksgiving for former Admiral of the Fleet The Lord Boyce at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 13th July 2023.
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Atwood family
Scientist, Mathematician and Priest/Minister
In St Margaret's church are two memorials to the Atwood family. The Reverend Thomas Atwood and his wife have a tablet on the south wall.
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Edward Hyde & family
Politician, Historian and Diplomat
Various members of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon's family are buried with him in a vault in the north ambulatory, near Henry VII's chapel.
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Robert Lowe, Viscount Sherbrooke
Politician
Politician Robert Lowe (Viscount Sherbrooke) has a bust in the eastern porch of St Margaret's Church Westminster. He was born at Bingham, Nottinghamshire in 1811.
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Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery
Politician and Soldier
Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, Baron Boyle of Marston, Baron of Broghill in Ireland, Knight of the Thistle, was buried on 11 September 1731.
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Alfred Lyttelton
Politician, Diplomat and Lawyer
On the south wall in St Margaret's church is a memorial to politician, lawyer and sportsman Alfred Lyttelton. The sculpture includes an oval relief portrait.
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Jane, Lady Clifford
Jane, Lady Clifford's monument stands in the chapel of St Nicholas. The marble monument may be ascribed to sculptor John Bushnell, on stylistic grounds.
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Sir John Malcolm
Soldier and Statesman
In the north transept is an over life-size statue, by Sir Francis Chantrey, in memory of Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier and statesman.
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Thomas Whitney and family
Thomas Whitney was buried at St Margaret's Westminster in 1637 but has no marker. Many of his children were baptised at the church.
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Killigrew Family
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Playwright
In the north aisle of the nave is a white marble monument to Robert Killigrew. It is a tablet in the form of a shield.
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Edward V & Richard Duke of York
The presumed remains of Edward V and Richard Duke of York are buried in the Abbey in a white marble sarcophagus designed by Christopher Wren.
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Edmund Hooper and family
Edmund Hooper, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, was buried in the cloisters of the Abbey on 16th July 1621.
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James Butler, Duke of Ormond & family
Soldier
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, and several members of his family, are buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.
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George Howe
Soldier
In the north-west tower chapel in the nave is a memorial to George Augustus, 3rd Viscount Howe. He was commander of the Royal American regiment.
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Thomas Hardy
Writer and Poet
On 16th January 1928 the ashes of the poet and writer Thomas Hardy were buried in Poets' Corner, north of the grave of Charles Dickens.
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Alexander, James and William Johnstone
Soldier
Alexander, Sir James and William Johnstone, sons of Sir James Johnstone of Scotland, are buried in the south cloister of the Abbey.