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• Sister Concordia Scott

  Artist

  Sister Concordia Scott, Minster Abbey, sculpted the statue of the Virgin and Child in the niche of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Pew.

• John Reith, 1st Baron Reith

  Broadcaster

  A tablet to John, 1st Baron Reith, first Director of the BBC can be seen in the lobby leading to the Jubilee Galleries in Westminster Abbey.

• Sir Frederick Haldimand

  Soldier and Statesman

  Sir Frederick Haldimand, Knight of the Bath, is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his stall plate can be seen in Henry VII's chapel.

• Sir Herbert Baker

  Architect

  Architect Sir Herbert Baker is buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born on 9th June 1862 at Owletts in Cobham, Kent.

• Stanley Baldwin

  Politician and Statesman

  A memorial to Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, was unveiled in the nave on 18th December 1997 by Prime Minister Tony Blair.

• 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.

• Laurence Womack (Womock)

  Priest/Minister

  In St Margaret's church is a cartouche to Laurence Womack bishop of St David's, Wales who was buried in the church with his daughter Anne.

• Nicholas and Robert Leke, Earls of Scarsdale

  Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl of Scarsdale and his son Robert are buried in the vault of Baron Hunsdon in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• Samuel Goodenough

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Samuel Goodenough is buried in the north cloister. He lies near the grave of Dr William Markham, Head Master of Westminster School.

• Thomas Ralph Winstanley

  In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Thomas Ralph Winstanley. He is buried nearby, as are his father the Revd. Thomas Winstanley and his mother Sylvia.

• George Herbert

  Poet

  In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.

• Anne Gawen

  On the wall of the fourth bay of the north cloister is a small tablet to Anne Gawen and her parents Isaac and Frances Bush.

• George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

  Writer and Statesman

  A memorial to George Nathaniel, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, K.G., GCSI, GCIE, statesman and writer, was unveiled in Henry VII's chapel in 1930.

• Robert Poole Finch

  Priest/Minister

  Reverend Robert Poole Finch and his wife Lucy are buried in the north transept. The gravestone, now worn away, is just inside the entrance door.

• Charles Kingsley

  Writer, Poet and Priest/Minister

  A bust to writer and poet Charles Kingsley has been moved from St George's chapel to Poets' Corner. By T. Woolner.

• George Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen

  Politician and Statesman

  George Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister, has a memorial bust in the west aisle of the north transept.

• Dame Sybil Thorndike

  Actor

  Dame Sybil Thorndike, actress, is buried in the south choir aisle. Her ashes were buried on 2nd July 1976. The gravestone was unveiled 23rd October.

• Joseph Lister

  Physician and Doctor

  In the north choir aisle is a memorial to surgeon Lord Lister, pioneer of antiseptic treatment. The white marble roundel shows a profile of Lister.

• Thomas Clarkson

  Abolitionist

  A memorial of slate was unveiled for Thomas Clarkson, abolitionist, on 26th September 1996, being placed between the statues of William Wilberforce and Stamford Raffles.

• Arthur, Viscount Lee of Fareham

  Politician, Soldier and Philanthropist

  Arthur Hamilton Lee, Viscount Lee of Fareham was a benefactor to Westminster Abbey. He gave two bronze candelabra and two paintings.