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• Spranger & Ann Barry

  Actor

  Celebrated tragic actor Spranger Barry and his second wife Ann are buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey but no inscription remains for them.

• 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.

• Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath

  Henrietta Laura Pulteney, Countess of Bath was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey on 23rd July 1808 near the grave of her father.

• John Parsons

  Musician and Composer

  John Parsons, organist and composer, is buried in the cloisters. He was the Abbey's Master of Choristers from 1613-1623, and Organist from 1621.

• John Windsor [Wyndsore]

  Soldier

  John Windsor, or Wyndsore, soldier, is buried in the north ambulatory The brass inscription plate on his gravestone has now been moved for better preservation.

• Samuel Taylor Coleridge

  Poet

  In Poets' Corner is a bust in memory of poet and critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was presented to the Abbey by Dr Mercer.

• Earl of Carlisle Children

  Politician and Soldier

  Several children of the Howard family, Earls of Carlisle, are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. Their names are inscribed on a marble stone.

• Henry Petty, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

  Politician

  In the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial bust to Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne, politician.

• Lambert Osbaldeston

  Lambert Osbaldeston (or Osbolston), Head Master of Westminster School, was buried in the south aisle on 7th October 1659 but he has no monument.

• Wardour family

  Anna Sophia Wardour and two sons are buried in the centre part of the nave. Their graves are now marked by small lozenge stones.

• Susannah Davidson

  In the chapel of St Andrew is part of a memorial to Susannah Davidson. The relief from it can now be seen in the triforium galleries.

• Sir Humphrey May

  Politician

  Sir Humphrey May, politician, was buried "on the north side of the Chapel of Kings" (ie.the north ambulatory) in Westminster Abbey on 11th June 1630.

• Geoffrey and Athelaise de Mandeville

  Geoffrey de Mandeville (Magna Villa) was most probably buried with his first wife Athelaise in the cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• Kenneth Mackenzie, Lord Fortrose

  Politician

  Kenneth Mackenzie, commonly called Lord Fortrose, was buried in the south aisle of the nave on 22nd October 1761. He has no memorial or marker.

• Maurice Emmett

  On the north wall of St Margaret's is a memorial to Maurice Emmett. It is presumed to be by his brother, sculptor William Emmett.

• Marian Clough

  Marian Clough kept a boarding house for Westminster School and is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey.

• The Prince of Wales attends service for Lady Mary Soames

  Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended a Service of Thanksgiving for the Life of The Lady Soames LG DBE at Westminster on Thursday 20th November 2014 at Noon.

• Westminster Abbey Institute Welcomes New MPs

  Wednesday, 13th May 2015

  The Westminster Abbey Institute hosted a reception on Tuesday 12th May 2015 to welcome new Members of Parliament.

  Westminster Abbey Institute

• Canaletto painting of the Abbey goes on display

  Monday, 2nd March 2020

  A Canaletto painting of Westminster Abbey rarely seen in public goes on display in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Galleries this week until autumn 2020.

  Canaletto Order of the Bath

• Prince Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II

  b.1960

  On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew, second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was married to Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey.