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Sibell, Countess Grosvenor
Philanthropist
Sibell, Countess Grosvenor gave money in 1924 for a new altar to be erected in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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William Dudley (Sutton)
Priest/Minister
In the chapel of St Nicholas is the tomb of William Dudley, Bishop of Durham. The Purbeck marble altar tomb has lost the brass effigy.
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Hans and Adolf Heinzeller
The Abbey’s crib figures were carved in limewood by Hans and Adolf Heinzeller in Oberammergau, Germany. They were designed by the Abbey's Sacrist Christopher Hildyard.
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Cecily, Countess of Rutland and son
Cecily Manners, Countess of Rutland was buried in St Nicholas' chapel but has no monument. Her son Francis is buried in St Michael's chapel.
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Nicholas Oudart
Nicholas Oudart was buried in the west cloister on 21st December 1681 but has no marker. He was born at Malines (Mechlin) in Belgium.
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Sir Hugh Pollard
Politician and Soldier
Politician and Royalist army officer Sir Hugh Pollard, 2nd Baronet of King's Nympton, Devon, died on 27th November 1666 and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Anne Mowbray, Duchess of York
Anne Mowbray, Duchess of York, was married to Richard, Duke of York, son of Edward IV when both were children. She was buried at the Abbey.
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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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Joseph Dalby
Joseph Dalby, apothecary, was buried at the east of the south cloister on 27th July 1784. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Ralph Arundel (alias Papillon)
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Ralph Arundel was Abbot of Westminster from 1200 to 1214. He was buried in the nave of the old Norman Abbey which was later demolished.
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Lady Ann Walpole
Lady Ann Walpole was buried in St Andrew's chapel on 16 August 1722 but she has no marker. She was a daughter of Thomas Osborne.
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George Fascet
Abbot
George Fascet, Abbot of Westminster, is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. His altar tomb of stone shows his coat of arms.
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Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
Soldier
On the wall of the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is the carved shield of Henry de Lacy, 5th Earl of Lincoln (1249-1311).
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John Herbert
Priest/Minister
The Reverend John Herbert was buried in the north porch of Westminster Abbey on 30th October 1729. His wife Mary was buried with him.
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Sir John Cutler
Politician
Sir John Cutler 1607-1693 was buried in the middle chancel of St Margaret's on 28th April 1693. But he has no monument or surviving gravestone.
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George Lemitare (Lemetayer)
Lawyer
George Lemitare (name also written as Lemetayer, Limeter or Lymitter) was buried in the south ambulatory on 14th January 1626 but nothing marks his grave.
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William Gifford
Writer
William Gifford, critic and editor of Quarterly Review, is buried in the south transept. His friend John Ireland, Dean of Westminster, was buried with him.
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Lady Mary Biddulph
Lady Mary Biddulph was buried in the north aisle on 15th September 1689 "near Sir Edward Spragge". It is thought this was the north ambulatory.
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Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby
Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby was buried in the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey but has no marker.
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Elgar Organ Works
Robert Quinney performs an imposing recital of works by Elgar featuring the majestic Organ Sonata in G.