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• Robert Southey

  Poet

  On the wall of Poets' Corner, near Shakespeare's memorial, is a mural monument with bust to poet Robert Southey. The sculptor was Henry Weekes.

• John Troutbeck

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr John Troutbeck, Minor Canon of Westminster 1869-1899, was buried in the East Cloister. He was a son of George Troutbeck of Penrith.

• Benjamin Britten

  Musician and Composer

  In the north choir (or Musicians) aisle in Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to Benjamin Britten, musician and composer. It was unveiled in 1978.

• William Birdwood

  Soldier

  William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, was commander of the new Australian and New Zealand contingents (ANZACS) in the Great War 1914.

• Lord Robens of Woldingham

  Politician and Philanthropist

  As a generous donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal Lord Robens of Woldingham, politician and industrialist, has a small stained glass window.

• Alexander Pope

  Writer and Poet

  A memorial to poet and critic Alexander Pope was inserted in the stained glass window in Poets' Corner and was unveiled on 7th June 1994.

• 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.

• William Richard Lethaby

  Writer, Architect and Historian

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial stone to William Richard Lethaby, Surveyor of the Fabric of the Abbey, 1857-1931.

• Archibald Campbell Tait

  Priest/Minister

  On a pillar of St Benedict's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a white marble bust, with a shield of arms below, to Archibald Campbell Tait.

• Ted Hughes

  Poet

  A memorial to Ted [Edward James] Hughes O.M., O.B.E. was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey on 6th December 2011 by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.

• Charles Wellington Furse

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Charles Wellington Furse, Canon and Archdeacon, is buried in the east cloister. He was a son of Charles William Johnson of Great Torrington.

• Owen and Henry Chadwick

  Writer, Historian and Priest/Minister

  A memorial tablet to brothers Owen and Henry Chadwick was unveiled by Henry's widow on 1st February 2018 in the south quire aisle of Westminster Abbey.

• Westminster Abbey Marks ANZAC Day 2025

  Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh attended a Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day at Westminster Abbey on Friday 25th April 2025.

• Archbishop Desmond Tutu remembered at Choral Evensong

  Friday, 10th June 2022

  A Choral Evensong with Thanksgiving for the life and work of Archbishop Desmond Tutu was held in Westminster Abbey on Thursday 9th June 2022.

  Evensong

• Thomas Wright

  Thomas Wright and his son Thomas James Wright both held the post of Clerk of the Works at Westminster Abbey.

• Richard Chenevix Trench

  Writer, Poet and Dean

  In the centre of the nave is the grave of Richard Chenevix Trench, Dean of Westminster, writer and poet. The inscription is by Dean Church.

• Richard Pecksall

  In the chapel of St Edmund is an alabaster and marble monument to Sir Richard Pecksall, Master of the Royal Buckhounds, a post he inherited from the Brocas family.

• George Granville Bradley

  Dean and Writer

  George Granville Bradley, Dean of Westminster, is buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. A brass covers his grave.