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• James Sartre

  Priest/Minister

  James Sartre, clergyman of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the south transept of the church on 5th September 1713. He has no monument or gravestone.

• James Bringfield

  Soldier

  In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial tablet to Colonel James Bringfield. This shows trophies, cherub heads and his coat of arms.

• 2011 Trust launched

  Thursday, 24th January 2008

  A trust to celebrate the impact the King James Bible has had on the cultural life of Britain, and on the wider English speaking world, was launched in Poets' Corner on 24th January.

  King James Bible 2011 Trust

• Frequently asked questions

  Answers to questions you may have about Westminster Abbey's Advent and Christmas services.

• Abbey hosts 12-hour overnight performance of Sixty-Six Books

  Monday, 24th October 2011

  Westminster Abbey was host to a performance of Sixty-Six Books on Friday 21st October in collaboration with the Bush Theatre.

• Sir James Wright

  Diplomat

  On 28th November 1785 Sir James Wright was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his gravestone is now rather faint.

• James Prescott Joule

  Scientist and Physicist

  In the north choir aisle is a white marble memorial to James Prescott Joule, physicist. He was born in Salford near Manchester.

• George James Riddell

  Soldier

  In the south transept is the grave of George James Riddell and his stepmother Dame Sarah Riddell. It adjoins the grave of Robert Adam.

• James I and family

  Find out about the many elaborate royal funerals have taken place in Westminster Abbey prior to burial here.

• Dame Mary James

  In the north choir aisle, not far from her grave, is a marble monument to Dame Mary James, wife of Sir John James.

• Sir James Stumpe

  Politician

  Sir James Stumpe, M.P. was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1563 but he has no memorial.

• Sir James Berners

  Politician

  Sir James Berners, Knight of the Chamber to Richard II, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. No inscription or monument was recorded.

• James and Charlotte Fisher

  In the west cloister is the grave of James Fisher and his sister Charlotte. They were children of the Reverend Francis Fisher of Burpham, Surrey.

• James Grooby Rogers

  On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial with medallion bust to James Grooby Rogers. This is signed by sculptor Robert Jackson.

• James Clerk Maxwell

  Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist

  In the nave is a memorial stone for James Clerk Maxwell, eminent physicist and mathematician. It is to the north of the grave of Newton.

• Sir James Stewart Denham

  Sir James Stewart (or Steuart) Denham has a memorial tablet by Joseph Wilton in a window splay in the nave of Westminster Abbey

• James and Mary Kendall

  Diplomat

  James Kendall and his niece Mary are buried in Westminster Abbey. James Kendall, politician and governor of Barbados, is buried in the south choir aisle.

• Sir James Oughton

  Soldier

  On a pillar in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to the memory of Lieutenant General Sir James Oughton.

• Sir James Croft

  Soldier

  Sir James Croft, governor of Berwick upon Tweed and Lord Deputy of Ireland, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• John and James Collier

  John Collier and his brother James are both buried in the north cloister. No gravestones remain for them but there is a tablet for John.