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• Abbey welcomes New Lord Mayor of Westminster

  Matins, attended in Civic State by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby, was held at Westminster Abbey on Sunday 7th July 2024.

  The bell is inscribed with the words: ‘May the City flourish: May Parliament flourish’.

• George Wylde

  Politician

  George Wylde, politician is buried in the north ambulatory, near the entrance to St Paul's chapel. The stone is rather damaged and has been re-cut.

  a member of the honourable House of Commons in Parliament, son of George Wild, late Sergeant at Law, deceased, and youngest brother of John Wild, Lord Chief...

• Sir William Bassett

  Politician and Soldier

  Sir William Bassett (Basset) was buried "within the south door of the monuments" of Westminster Abbey, most likely the south ambulatory in 1667. But nothing marks his grave.

  In 1666 he was knighted and was Member of Parliament for Cardiff and an officer in the Royal Horse Guards.

• Zaplanuj wizytę

  Zależy nam, aby wizyta w Opactwie była bezpieczna i przyjemna, w związku z czym przedstawiamy garść wskazówek, które pomogą zaplanować zwiedzanie.

  Opactwo Westminster znajduje się w pobliżu takich obiektów, jak Parliament Square, Houses of Parliament i Big Ben.

• Special evening marks 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln

  Abraham Lincoln’s moral purpose and his historical significance were examined in a lecture in St Margaret’s Church on Tuesday 7th July given by Professor Richard Carwardine, Rhodes Professor of American History at St. Catherine's College, Oxford as part of an evening of special events to mark the bicentenary of Lincoln’s birth.

  ...was held at 5pm in the Abbey followed by a wreath-laying at the Abraham Lincoln memorial in Parliament Square by Richard LeBaron, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S

• William Strode

  Politician and Soldier

  There are two people called William Strode commemorated in the Abbey. William Strode (or Stroud), politician, and William Strode, Lieutenant General of His Majesty's forces.

  In the parliaments of James I and Charles I William represented Bere Alston in Devon.

• Sir Geoffrey de Freitas

  Diplomat

  The sundials on the tower of St Margaret's church Westminster were the gift of Sir Geoffrey de Freitas.

  Members of the Parliaments of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization were present at the service which was conducted by the Chaplain to the Speaker of the House...

• Sir James Croft

  Soldier

  Sir James Croft, governor of Berwick upon Tweed and Lord Deputy of Ireland, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

  He was a Member of Parliament and held various posts including constable of several castles in the Welsh marches, gentleman of the Privy Chamber and for a short...

• 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.

  His heir was son James and son Baptist became prominent in Parliament.

• Sir Arthur Ingram

  Politician

  Sir Arthur Ingram, politician and landowner, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 26 August 1642. The location is unknown.

  He held many posts as well as being a Member of Parliament such as customs official.

• Humphrey Salwey

  Politician

  Salwey was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey in 1652. But his body was exhumed, with other followers of Oliver Cromwell, in 1661.

  Humphrey was Member of Parliament for Worcester, a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines and served in the Long Parliament.

• Thomas, Lord Paget

  Writer, Politician and Soldier

  Thomas, Lord Paget was buried in the "north aisle" of Westminster Abbey on 19th February 1742 (most likely the north choir aisle).

  He was a Colonel in the army, Member of Parliament and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to George II as well as a minor writer.

• 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.

  He was Member of Parliament for Westbury in Wiltshire where his brothers had interests.

• Sir Richard Lane

  Politician

  Sir Richard Lane, Member of Parliament for Worcester 1727-1731 and one-time Mayor of that city, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey.

  Richard Lane, Member of Parliament for Worcester 1727-1731 and one-time Mayor of that city, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey on 4th April...

• 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.

  He was the second son of Edward Cutler and his wife Jane and was a Member of Parliament for Taunton and for Bodmin.

• Thomas, Lord Wharton

  Politician

  Thomas, 2nd Lord Wharton was buried in St Michael's chapel on 26th June 1572. But he seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.

  He was Member of Parliament for Cumberland and for Northumberland and steward of the household to Princess Mary.

• Sir Robert Lane

  Politician

  Sir Robert Lane was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 2nd October 1624 but he has no monument or marker.

  ...a son of Sir Robert Lane (1527-c.1588) of Horton in Northamptonshire who was a Member of Parliament, and his first wife Catherine, daughter of Sir Roger Copley.

• Lady Archibald Hamilton

  Anne, second wife of Lord Archibald Hamilton, was buried in the vault of Sir George Villiers in St Nicholas' chapel on 4th April 1719.

  In 1710 he was Governor of Jamaica and commanded a man of war and was Lord of the Admiralty, a Member of Parliament and Governor of Greenwich Hospital.

• Sir James Stumpe

  Politician

  Sir James Stumpe, M.P. was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1563 but he has no memorial.

  His brother John was also Member of Parliament for Malmesbury and died in 1598.

• 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 Langton, Member of Parliament, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 20th February 1605 but he has no marker or monument.