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• Richard Gouland

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Richard Gouland, Keeper of the Library at Westminster Abbey, is buried in the north cloister. His marble monument includes a skull and drapery.

• Richard Burn

  Philanthropist

  On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a tablet to Richard Burn of the county of Westmoreland (now Cumbria).

• Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester

  The grave of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, was originally covered by a brass depicting images of himself.

• Thomas Babington Macaulay

  Poet and Historian

  Thomas Babington (Macaulay), 1st Baron Macaulay, historian and poet, was buried at the foot of Joseph Addison's statue in Poets' Corner on 9th January 1860.

• Sir Thomas Bromley

  Politician

  Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.

• Richard of Cirencester

  Historian and Priest/Minister

  Richard of Cirencester was a monk at Westminster Abbey and historian. He was born before 1340 and entered the monastery in 1354-1355.

• Richard Perrinchief

  Priest/Minister

  Dr Richard Perrinchief was buried on 2nd September 1673 in Westminster Abbey "within the south monument door", presumably the south ambulatory.

• Richard Courtenay

  Priest/Minister

  The grave of Richard Courtenay, bishop of Norwich, was re-discovered in October 1953 in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey.

• Dr Thomas Reynolds

  Priest/Minister

  The Revd. Dr Thomas Reynolds, a chaplain to Mary I, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no monument or marker.

• Thomas Fowell Buxton

  Politician, Philanthropist and Abolitionist

  Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, politician, philanthropist and slave trade abolitionist, was born on 1st April 1786, eldest son of Thomas and Anna (Hanbury).

• Richard Harweden

  Abbot and Priest

  Richard Harweden was Abbot of Westminster from 1420-1440 and died in mid 1441. He has no monument.

• Thomas Sanders Dupuis

  Musician

  In the west cloister is a marble tablet with an urn in memory of Dr Thomas Sanders Dupuis, musician. He came from a Huguenot family.

• 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.

• Richard Tyrrell

  Sailor

  In a window recess of the south aisle of the nave is a large monument of marble to the memory of Rear Admiral Richard Tyrrell.

• Sir Thomas Lovell

  Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

  A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

• Thomas and Matthew Arnold

  Writer, Poet and Historian

  A memorial to Dr Thomas Arnold, famous head master, is now on a ledge in the nave, while son Matthew has two memorials.

• Sir Thomas Hardy

  Sailor

  At the west end of the nave is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. He is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus.

• Brian and Thomas Duppa

  Priest/Minister

  In the north ambulatory is the grave of Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester. His nephew, Sir Thomas Duppa, is buried in the north choir aisle.

• Simon & Thomas Langham

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Simon Langham, the only Abbot of Westminster to become a Cardinal.

• Sir Robert & Sir Thomas Howard

  Poet, Playwright and Historian

  Sir Robert Howard, poet, dramatist and historian, and Sir Thomas Howard, created Earl of Berkshire, are buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist.