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Sir Richard Coxe
On the wall of the south transept is a memorial to Sir Richard Coxe. The coat of arms above the tablet shows three bars.
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William Fowler
William Fowler, born about 1400, was buried in St Dunstan's chapel according to information contained in the will of his son, Sir Richard Fowler (c.1425-1477).
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George Edmund Street
Architect
A brass in the nave covers the grave of George Edmund Street, architect. His best known work is the Royal Courts of Justice.
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John Keble
Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister
On a pillar on the west wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a white marble bust to poet and clergyman John Keble.
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Piers Griffith
Sailor
Piers Griffith, pirate, was buried somewhere in the south transept but his gravestone no longer remains. He was accused of piracy by the Spanish Ambassador.
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Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe
Margaret Radcliffe or Ratcliffe was a favourite maid of honour to Elizabeth I. She died at Richmond Palace and was buried in St Margaret's church.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Playwright and Statesman
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, statesman, dramatist and wit, was buried in Poets’ Corner. The inscription on his gravestone was re-cut in 1956 but is now faint.
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William Mason
Poet
Poet William Mason has a memorial in Poets' Corner. It is in the east aisle near the memorial to Thomas Gray, whose epitaph he composed.
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Judith and Justinian Isham
Judith and Elizabeth, twins of Sir Justinian Isham 2nd Baronet of Lamport in Northamptonshire, were both buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Elizabeth and Jane Joye
In the north cloister is the gravestone of sisters Elizabeth and Jane Joye. Elizabeth was the eldest child of James Joye.
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Prime Minister attends Abbey Nightingale service
The Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP, attended a service to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 12th May 2021.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster Abbey 2021
Sunday, 17th October 2021
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the feast of the Dedication of Westminster 2021: Building a Beloved Community with Living Stones I bring you greeting from the city that never sleeps,.
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Sir John Puckering
Lawyer
Sir John Puckering, Speaker of the House of Commons, is buried in St Paul's chapel. His large monument shows effigies of him and his wife.
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Gabriel Goodman
Dean and Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Benedict is a monument to Welshman Gabriel Goodman, Dean of Westminster 1561-1601. It consists of a bearded figure in Doctor's robes.
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Granville Sharp
Abolitionist
A memorial tablet, by the sculptor Sir Francis Chantrey, was erected for slavery abolitionist Granville Sharp in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.
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William and Catherine Gladstone
Statesman
In 1903 a statue to William Gladstone, Prime Minister, was unveiled. A gravestone, to William and his wife Catherine, was put in after Catherine’s death.
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Edmund of Langley, Duke of York
A gilt bronze statuette of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, can be seen on the tomb of his father King Edward III.
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Mary, Duchess of Brittany
Mary of Brittany, fourth daughter of Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault, has a small bronze statuette on the tomb of her father.
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Richmond Webb
Soldier
Richmond Webb and his wife are buried in the east cloister. The tablet, over the door into the Pyx Chamber, has now lost its inscription.
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Hugh Weston
Dean and Priest/Minister
Dr Hugh Weston was Dean of Westminster from 1553 to 1556 when he resigned due to the re-founding of the Benedictine monastery by Mary I.