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• Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud

  Wednesday, 6th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will be dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

  Memorial dedication

• Westminster Abbey honour for Sir John Gielgud

  Tuesday, 26th April 2022

  A memorial stone to Sir John Gielgud, one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, was dedicated in Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 26th April 2022.

  Poets' Corner

• Sir John Balchen

  Sailor

  In the west aisle of the north transept of Westminster Abbey is a memorial to Admiral Sir John Balchen (or Balchin).

• John and Elizabeth Russell

  In the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey are two monuments to John, Lord Russell and his daughter Elizabeth.

• Dean of Westminster to retire in November next year

  Friday, 28th September 2018

  The Dean of Westminster announced today (Friday 28th September) that he will retire next year on 1st November 2019 after 13 years at Westminster Abbey.

  Dean of Westminster The Very Reverend Dr John Hall

• Harrison Memorial Unveiled

  Tuesday, 28th March 2006

  John Harrison, the 18th century clockmaker, whose revolutionary precision watch allowed sailors to calculate their ships' longitude, is now honoured with a memorial stone which was unveiled in the Nave by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

  John Harrison HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

• John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare

  John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare was born in 1661 and was a Member of Parliament. He was buried on 4th December 1707.

• George, John, Arabella and Henrietta Churchill

  Politician, Soldier and Sailor

  Admiral George Churchill was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey and has a large monument. His sister Arabella is also buried. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough was briefly buried here then moved to Blenheim Palace.

• John Smith

  John Smith, his daughter Anne, Countess of Clanricarde and grandson the Hon. John Burke are buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey.

• John Bannister

  Musician

  John Bannister or Banester, distinguished musician, is buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. A small black marble tablet is on the wall.

• John Packer

  Politician and Philanthropist

  John Packer, politician and philanthropist, was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 15th February 1649 but he has no monument or inscribed gravestone.

• John Smeaton

  Engineer

  In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton. It includes an inlay of Smeaton's famous work, Eddystone lighthouse.

• John Seward

  John Seward was buried in the south ambulatory on 6th April 1624 but he has no marker. He was of Stoke under Hamdon in Somerset.

• John Plenderleath

  Physician and Doctor

  In north choir aisle is a memorial to Dr John Plenderleath. It consists of a monument with a pyramid background showing a portrait of John.

• Chapel reveals old stonework

  Friday, 14th September 2007

  The conservators have discovered a discarded fragment of stonework in the Chapel of St John the Baptist.

  St John the Baptist conservation

• John Hunter

  Scientist, Physician and Doctor

  John Hunter, surgeon and anatomist, was interred in St Martin in the Fields. When burials were removed from that church his remains were moved here.

• John Robinson

  Musician

  John Robinson, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1727 until his death is buried in the north choir aisle of the Abbey.

• John Hilton

  Musician and Composer

  John Hilton, composer, was organist and lay clerk at St Margaret's from 1628 to 1644 and was buried in the church on 21st March 1657.

• John Croft

  In the north cloister is the gravestone of John Croft and his wife Sarah. He lived in College Street, at the back of the Abbey.

• John Bancroft

  John Bancroft and wife Elizabeth are buried in the north cloister. He was a House of Lords doorkeeper and servant to the Duke of Marlborough.