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  • Service of Thanksgiving for Sir Sydney Chapman

    Wednesday, 10th June 2015

    A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Sydney Chapman was held at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Wednesday 10th June 2015.

    Special Service Sir Sydney Chapman

  • Westminster Abbey celebrates the life of Sir Peter Hall

    Tuesday, 11th September 2018

    A Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Peter Hall CBE was held at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 11th September 2018.

    Sir Peter Hall memorial service

  • Abbey Celebrates Life of Sir John Tavener

    Wednesday, 11th June 2014

    His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th June at 12 noon.

    Royal Visit HRH The Prince of Wales Sir John Tavener

  • Sir Winston Churchill Remembered

    Friday, 30th January 2015

    Members of the Churchill family and representatives of Churchill-related organisations joined the congregation at a wreath laying to commemorate the Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill KG OM CH TD at Westminster Abbey on Friday 30th January.

    Sir Winston Churchill Wreathlaying

  • Sir Robert & Sir Thomas Howard

    Poet, Playwright and Historian

    Sir Robert Howard, poet, dramatist and historian, and Sir Thomas Howard, created Earl of Berkshire, are buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist.

  • Sir Thomas Clifford

    Sir Thomas Clifford, governor of Berwick, was buried in 1543 in the central part of the Sanctuary in front of the Lord's table.

  • Sir Philip and Sir Thomas Howard

    Soldier

    Sir Philip Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel on 15th April 1686. His name is inscribed on a modern stone.

  • Abbey Tribute to Sir Simon Milton

    Monday, 31st October 2011

    A service of thanksgiving to celebrate the life and work of Sir Simon Milton was held at Westminster Abbey on Monday 31st October 2011.

    Sir Simon Milton

  • Sir Thomas (Vaughan) Parry

    Statesman and Diplomat

    In the north ambulatory are four shields which is all that now remains of the brass from the grave of Sir Thomas Parry, died 1560.

  • Sir Thomas Bromley

    Politician

    Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.

  • Sir Thomas Vaughan

    Soldier and Diplomat

    The tomb of Sir Thomas Vaughan, died 1483, is in St John the Baptist's chapel. A Purbeck marble tomb chest stands in an arched canopy.

  • Sir Thomas Langton

    Politician

    Sir Thomas Langton, MP, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1605 but he has no monument or marker.

  • Sir Thomas and Walter Hungerford

    Walter Hungerford was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey but has no marker. Sir Thomas Hungerford was buried in a chapel now destroyed.

  • Sir Thomas Peyton

    Sir Thomas Peyton, 2nd Baronet of Knowlton in Kent, is buried in the north ambulatory. He was a son of Sir Samuel Peyton and Mary.

  • Sir Thomas Hesketh

    Politician

    In the north choir aisle is a monument with a full length coloured effigy of Sir Thomas Heskett or Hesketh, reclining on his left elbow.

  • Sir Thomas Nevill

    In the north transept of Westminster Abbey are the graves of Sir Thomas Nevill and his wife Sarah, and their daughter Anne Elford.

  • Sir Thomas Hopton

    Politician

    Sir Thomas Hopton, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1638. The archives show that he was buried here, but the location is unknown.

  • Sir Thomas Crosse & family

    Politician and Philanthropist

    In the central aisle of St Margaret's church is a gravestone to members of the Crosse family, buried in the vault below. There are two memorials also.

  • Sir Thomas Lovell

    Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

    A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

  • Sir Thomas Button

    Explorer and Sailor

    Admiral Sir Thomas Button and his wife are buried in St Margaret's church Westminster but they have no markers or memorial.

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