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Barton Booth
Actor
In the south transept is a memorial to actor Barton Booth. There is a portrait medallion with an allegorical figure crowning him with a laurel.
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Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess of Strathmore
Mary Eleanor Bowes, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, wearing, it is said, a superb bridal dress.
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Thomas Jennings & Helen Shrider
Musician
On the wall of the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a tablet to Thomas Jennings or Jenings and his wife Elizabeth. Their daughter Helen (Shrider) is also buried with them.
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Peter Birch
Priest/Minister
Peter Birch, clergyman, and his wife Martha are buried in the south transept. Martha has a white marble Baroque wall tablet near Chaucer's tomb.
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Thomas Bilson
Priest/Minister and Writer
Thomas Bilson, bishop of Winchester, is buried in the south ambulatory. The plate over his grave has been moved against the wall for better preservation.
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Thomas Betterton
Actor
The famous actor manager Thomas Betterton was buried in the East Cloister "over against the third pillar from the south end next to the garden".
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Anne Incledon
In St Margaret's church’s south aisle is a marble cartouche to Anne Incledon, wife of John. Anne's father John Wynyard is buried in the Abbey.
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Thomas Richardson
Lawyer
Sir Thomas Richardson, judge and Speaker of the House of Commons, was buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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John Wynyard
Soldier
General John Wynyard is buried in the nave. When the nave floor was re-laid in 1834 his gravestone was taken up and replaced.
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Charles Brett
Soldier
Charles Brett, married to Mary, daughter of Colonel John Jeaffreson, in Westminster Abbey on 3rd March 1674, was buried 27th May 1682 in St Margaret's.
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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.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Engineer
A window was erected in the nave of Westminster Abbey in 1868 to commemorate the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Designed by Norman Shaw.
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Charles Buller
Politician
On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial with a life size marble bust to politician Charles Buller.
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Arbella (Arabella) Stuart
Lady Arbella Stuart, cousin to James VI of Scotland and I of England, lies in a vault beneath the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.
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Apsley family
Four members of the Apsley family are buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey: Sir Allen, Frances, Anne and Allen.
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Robert Adam
Architect
In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the celebrated Scottish architect Robert Adam. The stone was re-cut in 1974.
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Thomas Bond and family
On the south wall of St Margaret's is a tablet to Thomas Bond and his family. He was a Burgess of the City of Westminster.
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Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York
Philanthropist
Philippa Mohun, Duchess of York was buried in St Nicholas' chapel. Her altar tomb was originally in the centre of the chapel but was moved.
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Antoine Philippe, Duc de Montpensier
Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Montpensier was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey and has a monument there.
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Sister Concordia Scott
Artist
Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.