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• 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.

• Anna Maria D'Oyly

  Anna Maria D'Oyly, wife of Edward, was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker.

• Christopher Teesdale

  Soldier

  Colonel Christopher Teesdale and his eldest son are buried in the churchyard of St Margaret's Westminster.

• Stephen Rigaud's children

  Priest

  Two young children of Revd. Stephen Rigaud, of Westminster School, were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• Planifique su visita

  Deseamos que su visita a la Abadía resulte segura y agradable. Por eso, le ofrecemos algunos consejos útiles que le ayudarán a prepararse.

• Abbey unlocked tour - May

  Thursday, 1st May 2025

  Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.

• Abbey unlocked tour - June

  Sunday, 1st June 2025

  Tour Westminster Abbey before we open our doors to the public and experience parts of the church only seen by a handful of people.

• Thomas and John French

  Thomas and John French were servants to Dean Thomas Sprat at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.

• Abbey proceeds with development plans

  Thursday, 10th December 2009

  Westminster Abbey is to take the next steps in the Dean and Chapter’s development plans, which have the purpose of improving access for visitors.

• Westminster Abbey Garden Tour

  Tuesday, 1st April 2025

  Take a stroll around the Abbey’s green spaces with our Head Gardener, Danny Britten.

• John Rice

  Musician

  John Rice, sometime organist of Trinity Church, New York, USA, was buried with his father in the south cloister on 24 March 1808, aged 84.

• George & Ferdinando Hastings

  In the north transept, in front of Admiral Warren's monument, is the grave of two children George and Fernando Hastings. Both died of smallpox.

• John Rankin Rathbone

  Politician and Airman

  In St Margaret's is a small 15th century carved figure of St Margaret of Antioch and the dragon given in memory of John Rankin Rathbone.

• John Rae

  Writer and Broadcaster

  The ashes of Dr John Rae, Head Master of Westminster School, were buried in the Dark Cloister, which leads to the schoolyard from the cloisters.

• Charles St Clare Bedford

  Charles St Clare Bedford, Chapter Clerk at Westminster Abbey 1854-1900 and Coroner for the City of Westminster 1845-1888, is buried in the north cloister.

• Thomas Prickard

  Thomas Prickard was buried in the north cloister on 23rd September 1795. He was Coroner and Clerk of the Markets for the City of Westminster.

• Rachel daughter of Nicholas Brigham

  Rachel Brigham, four year old daughter of antiquary and minor poet Nicholas Brigham, was buried in the south transept on 21st June 1557.

• Westminster Abbey Choir benefactors

  Philanthropist

  A framed panel, painted blue with white lettering in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, records the generous donors to Westminster Abbey Choir.

• John Dudley Carleton

  The ashes of John Dudley Carleton, Head Master of Westminster School, are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Thomas Bushell

  Soldier and Engineer

  Colonel Thomas Bushell was buried on 24th April 1674 in the Little Cloister. The Little Cloister is the area where the clergy have their residences.