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• Robert Benson, Lord Bingley

  Politician

  Robert Benson, Baron Bingley of Bingley in Yorkshire, politician, was buried on 14th April 1731 in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• William, Lord Hervey

  Sailor

  William Hervey was buried in the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey on 8th July 1642 but he has no gravestone or monument.

• Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury

  The grave of Edward, 3rd Lord Herbert of Cherbury and 3rd Baron of Castle Island is in St Edmund's chapel. The stone has been re-cut.

• Teach Me, O Lord - William Byrd

  Spend time with God this Lent, and explore what repentance means and why it matters.

• Richard Annesley, Lord Altham

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Richard Annesley, Lord Altham was buried in St Benedict's chapel on 25th November 1701, next to the monument of Cardinal Simon Langham.

• Lord Harris of Peckham

  Philanthropist

  Lord Harris of Peckham was a major donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and the stained glass in the east windows of the Lady Chapel are his gift together with his wife.

• Thomas, Lord Wentworth

  Thomas. 1st Lord Wentworth, is buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist. He seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.

• Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley

  A kneeling figure of Lord Darnley can be seen on the monument of his mother Margaret Douglas, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel.

• James, Lord Cranstoun

  James, Lord Cranstoun was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey on 14th July 1773. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Alfred, Lord Tennyson

  Poet

  Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate, died in 1892. His funeral at Westminster Abbey was attended by thousands of mourners. Bust by T. Woolner.

• Lord Erroll of Hale

  Politician and Engineer

  In the west window of the Lady Chapel is the coat of arms of Lord Erroll of Hale (lower row of panels), engineer.

• Lord Rupert Nevill

  Philanthropist

  The coat of arms of Lord Rupert Nevill are in the west window of the Lady Chapel. He was a Trustee of the Westminster Abbey Trust, which raised millions of pounds for the restoration of the stonework of the Abbey.

• Lord John Thynne & Family

  Priest/Minister

  In the north choir aisle is a monument to Lord John Thynne, Sub Dean of Westminster. This shows his white marble life sized recumbent effigy.

• Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde

  Soldier

  Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, the famous soldier, is buried in the centre aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone is of red marble.

• John Berkeley, Lord Fitzharding

  In the north ambulatory are the graves of John Berkeley, Lord Fitzharding and his wife Barbara. He was the younger son of Sir Charles Berkeley.

• Lord Robert Manners

  Sailor

  In the north transept is a monument, known as The Three Captains memorial, commemorating Royal Navy captains William Bayne, William Blair and Lord Robert Manners.

• 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.

• 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.

• John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh

  Scientist and Physicist

  On the wall of the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial to John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, physicist.

• William Thomson, Lord Kelvin

  Scientist, Mathematician, Physicist and Engineer

  William (Thomson), 1st Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist, mathematician, engineer and inventor, was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born in Belfast.