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Maurice Emmett
On the north wall of St Margaret's is a memorial to Maurice Emmett. It is presumed to be by his brother, sculptor William Emmett.
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Marian Clough
Marian Clough kept a boarding house for Westminster School and is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey.
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Westminster Abbey Institute Welcomes New MPs
Wednesday, 13th May 2015
The Westminster Abbey Institute hosted a reception on Tuesday 12th May 2015 to welcome new Members of Parliament.
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A podcast for Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, 17th February 2021
Today’s episode of Abbeycast, A podcast for Ash Wednesday, was recorded this week in the Florence Nightingale Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Hugh Easton
Artist
There are six stained glass windows in Westminster Abbey and its precincts designed by stained glass artist Hugh Easton.
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Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II
b.1960
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.
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Dame Sophy de Geminghen
Dame Sophy (or Soffy) Auguste de Geminghen was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.
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Francis Hughes
Musician
Francis Hughes, well known opera singer of his day, was buried on 21st March 1744 in the west cloister but has no marker.
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Stephen Baber
Stephen Baber was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th March 1679 but his gravestone is no longer readable.
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Charles Walter Congreve
Priest/Minister
In the south cloister is the grave of Charles Walter Congreve, archdeacon of Armagh. He was a son of John Congreve of Congreve in Staffordshire.
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Henry Priestman
Sailor
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Henry Priestman who died in 1712 aged 65, but he is not buried here.
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Didachus Sanchez
In the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a worn grey marble stone, now without inscription, which covers the remains of Spanish soldier Didachus Sanchez.
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Andrew Gammell
Soldier
Lieutenant General Andrew Gammell was buried in the south cloister on 26th October 1815, aged 50. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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George Jay
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr George Jay, Dean Designate of Peterborough, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 5th November 1661.
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Oliver FitzRegis
Soldier
Oliver Fitz Regis, who died in 1218 or 1219, was an illegitimate son of King John by Hawise. He was born before John succeeded.
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Twysden Brothers
Soldier and Sailor
There are three memorials in the nave to Josiah, Heneage and John Twysden, all sons of Sir William Twysden and his wife Frances.
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Henry and John Lawes
Musician and Composer
Henry Lawes, the distinguished musician and songwriter, was buried somewhere in the cloisters. His brother John, a lay vicar of the Abbey, was buried previously.
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James Lambe
Priest/Minister
Reverend James Lambe, Oriental scholar and Arabic expert, was buried near the pulpit stairs on 20th October 1664 but he has no monument or marker.
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Richard Guise
Musician and Composer
Richard Guise, singer and composer, was buried in the north cloister on 17th March 1806. He never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Alexander Walker
In the north transept is the grave of Alexander Walker. He was a probably a son of Alexander Walker, one of the judges on Barbados.