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Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes
Philanthropist
Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes, industrialist, was a donor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal, which culminated in 1995 in the restoration of the Lady Chapel.
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David Walter Morgan
Priest/Minister
In the north cloister is a tablet near the grave of the Reverend David Walter Morgan. He was a Lay Vicar in the Abbey choir.
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Thomas Aston Coffin
Thomas Aston Coffin, born in the USA, was Commissary General to His Majesty's troops serving in Britain, and was buried in St Margaret's with a memorial tablet.
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Anne Radcliffe
Anne Radcliffe (or Ratcliffe), wife of Sir George Radcliffe, lawyer and politician of Thomhill, Yorkshire, was buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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Harry Barker
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr Harry Barker was a prebendary of Westminster from 1716-1740 and is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Ravenscroft
Thomas Ravenscroft was buried in the north cloister of the Abbey opposite the wall monument to Christopher Chapman. His grave inscription is no longer visible.
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Leonard Plukenet
Writer and Physician
Dr Leonard Plukenet (or Pluckenett) was botanist to Queen Mary II and was buried in the chancel of St Margaret's church on 12th July 1706.
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Sir George Hope
Sailor
Rear Admiral Sir George Hope was buried in the centre part of the nave and his marble monument is in the nearby north-west tower chapel.
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Clement Saunders
Artist
Clement Saunders, carver to three kings, is buried in the north transept. His marble tablet was moved to the Chapel of St John the Evangelist.
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Sir Harry D'janogly
Philanthropist
Sir Harry D'janogly, industrialist, textile manufacturer and philanthropist, was a donor to the Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of the Lady Chapel.
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Guyon Griffith
In the north cloister is a marble tablet to schoolboy Guyon Griffith. The inscription reads: "Near this tablet are interr'd the remains of Guyon Griffith."
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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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John Davis
Soldier
Colonel John Davis was buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey on 16th December 1725. His gravestone is no longer readable.
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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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Susanna Gunning
Novelist
Susanna Gunning, novelist, was buried in the north cloister on 5th September 1800 aged 60. She seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Robert de Thweng
Soldier
On the wall of the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is the painted shield of Robert de Thweng (or Thwing).
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Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford
Philanthropist and Statesman
On the wall of the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey there is a shield for Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford.
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George Gabriel Stokes
Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist
In the north choir aisle is a bronze roundel by Sir Hamo Thorneycroft to the memory of George Gabriel Stokes, physicist and mathematician.
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William Johnson
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr William Johnson, Sub-Almoner to the King, was buried in north transept of Westminster Abbey on 12th March 1667 (in modern dating).
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Gilbert Thornburgh
Gilbert Thornburgh, Gentleman of the Cellar to the King, was buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.