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Jane Austen
Writer and Novelist
Jane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral but a small tablet was unveiled to her memory in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey, on 17th December 1967.
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Robert Burns
Poet and Composer
A marble bust of Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is on the wall of Poets’ Corner near memorials to Shakespeare and Scottish poet James Thomson.
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Nicholas Boscawen
Soldier
Nicholas Boscawen, from Cornwall, was a colonel in Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentary army and was buried in the Quire in Westminster Abbey. His body was exhumed at the Restoration.
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James Broughton
James Broughton and his wife Rebecca are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey. On the wall beside is a cartouche with winged demi-angels.
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Edward Webber
On the wall of the Dark Cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet in memory of Edward Webber, a King's Scholar at Westminster School.
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Thomas Master
At the east end of the south cloister is a monument to Thomas Master. Thomas attended Westminster School in the Abbey precincts, where he died.
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Robert Stewart
Lawyer
On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Robert Stewart from Scotland. The burial register calls him Colonel.
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Thomas Waldron
Physician
Dr Thomas Waldron, physician in ordinary to Charles II, was buried in the cloisters of Westminster Abbey on 14th February 1677.
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Elizabeth Palmer & Matthew Johnson
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a marble wall tablet to Elizabeth Palmer, her grand daughter Frances and grandson Mathew Johnson.
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Sir John Burland
Lawyer
Sir John Burland, judge, was buried in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
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Peter Newton
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a cartouche to Peter Newton, attributed to sculptor Joshua Marshall, originally positioned north of the altar.
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Samuel Pierson
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a memorial to Samuel Pierson. He presented a ceremonial loving cup which can be seen in the new Abbey Galleries.
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William Aglionby
Physician, Historian and Diplomat
William Aglionby was buried in the east cloister but his gravestone has now worn away. His grave was near the wall monument to Edmund Godfrey.
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John Makcullo
Physician
On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to James I's physician John Makcullo (Maccolo or Macullo).
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Alfred, Viscount Milner
Statesman
A memorial to Alfred, Viscount Milner can be found on the wall of the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough
A memorial to Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough is on the wall of St John the Baptist's chapel. This shows a woman grieving beside an urn.
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Hugh Haughton
On the south wall of St Margaret's is a monument to Hugh Haughton and his wife. This shows two kneeling figures with two daughters behind.
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Cornelius Van Dun
Soldier and Philanthropist
In St Margaret's is a painted stone bust to Cornelius Van Dun who died in 1577. His wife Gylbarte was also buried in the church.
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Thomas Flowerdew
On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial to Thomas Flowerdew and his son William. The inscription is rather faint.
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Ernest Harry Barnes
Musician
Ernest Henry Barnes, M.B.E., always known as Harry, was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, near the door to the Song School.