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• HMS Barham

  Sailor

  At the nave altar are two standard and two altar candlesticks given in memory of those lost when the battleship HMS Barham was torpedoed during World War 2.

• Victoria & George Cross Holders

  In the nave is a joint memorial stone to holders of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry, and holders of the George Cross.

• Samuel Johnson

  Writer

  In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare’s memorial.

• William Lyndewood

  Priest/Minister

  The mummified body of Bishop William Lyndwood was re-buried in the north cloister after being uncovered by workmen in the crypt chapel of St Stephen's.

• John Harrison

  Scientist

  In 2006 a memorial stone for John Harrison, clock maker and developer of the marine chronometer, was unveiled in the nave.

• Joost de Blank

  Priest/Minister

  The ashes of Archbishop Joost de Blank and his sister Bartha are buried in the nave, just outside the entrance to St George's chapel.

• Charles McIlvaine

  Priest/Minister

  In St Faith's chapel is a brass wall plaque for Charles Pettit McIlvaine, bishop of Ohio. His body lay for four days in the chapel.

• Lancelot Capability Brown

  Gardener and Architect

  A memorial fountain to Lancelot Capability Brown was unveiled in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey in 2018.

• An Observance for Commonwealth Day 2008

  Monday, 10th March 2008

  The Queen attended the annual Commonwealth Observance accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, together with President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, who currently chairs the Commonwealth Heads of Government, and Mrs Museveni.

  Commonwealth Service Special Service

• Abbey marks Anzac Day

  The annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving to mark ANZAC Day was held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 25th April 2012.

• James Ussher

  Priest/Minister

  Archbishop James Ussher (or Usher) was born in Dublin in 1581, and his grave is in St Paul's chapel at Westminster Abbey.

• Florence Nightingale & Nurses' chapel

  Nurse

  The Nurses' Memorial Chapel, in the upper Islip chantry chapel, was re-dedicated to Florence Nightingale, on the centenary of her death.

• John Loughborough Pearson

  Architect

  John Loughborough Pearson, architect and Surveyor of the Fabric at Westminster Abbey, was buried in the centre part of the nave of the Abbey.

• John Conduitt

  Politician, Writer and Soldier

  At the west end of the nave is a monument to John Conduitt, politician. He is buried near Newton.

• Crimea and Indian Mutiny memorial

  Soldier

  Opposite the west entrance of Westminster Abbey is a column, remembering former pupils of Westminster School who died in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.

• Robert Stephenson

  Engineer

  Robert Stephenson, called the greatest engineer of the nineteenth century, was buried in the centre part of the nave of Westminster Abbey. His stained glass window is nearby.

• Atwood family

  Scientist, Mathematician and Priest/Minister

  In St Margaret's church are two memorials to the Atwood family. The Reverend Thomas Atwood and his wife have a tablet on the south wall.

• Sir Henry Arthur Hunt and family

  In St Margaret's church Westminster are three tablets to Sir Henry Arthur Hunt and his family. He was a Surveyor in Westminster.

• Abbey marks 175th Anniversary of the University of Westminster

  Thursday, 30th January 2014

  A Service to Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the University of Westminster was held at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 30th January 2014.

  University of Westminster

• Abbey Choir’s new CD celebrates choral classics

  Friday, 29th May 2020

  The Abbey Choir’s latest CD is released today, with Parry's Songs of farewell featuring alongside works by Stanford, Gray and Wood.

  Choir of Westminster Abbey Recording