Search this website

Search

175 results found, displaying page 8 of 9

• Edmund Hooper and family

  Edmund Hooper, organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey, was buried in the cloisters of the Abbey on 16th July 1621.

  ...been a member of the Abbey choir (although his name does not appear in the accounts) and served at the Chapel Royal, being a singer at the funeral of Elizabeth

• Mary Queen of Scots

  Mary Queen of Scots is buried in a tomb erected by her son James I in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.

  In 1612, James I ordered that her remains be brought to Westminster Abbey, although her funeral hearse was left at Peterborough.

• Anne Neville, wife of Richard III

  Anne was crowned queen on 6th July 1483. She died in 1485 and is buried on the southern side of Westminster Abbey's High Altar.

  She had a magnificent funeral and was buried on the southern side of the Abbey's High Altar, in front of the Sedilia (seats for the priests).

• Prince Rupert of the Rhine

  Soldier

  Prince Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Cumberland and Bavaria, was buried on 6th December 1682 in a vault with his mother.

  ...William Lord Craven was his executor and chief mourner at the funeral. Only a simple floor stone (situated between the large tombs of Mary Queen...

• John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

  The embalmed body of Prince John of Eltham was buried in Westminster Abbey in 1337 and he has a fine monument. He was born at Eltham manor in Kent.

  There was originally an elaborate canopy over the tomb but this was broken at a funeral in 1776 and later removed.

• Sir Henry Blackwood

  Sailor

  On the wall of the west aisle of the north transept is a marble tablet in memory of Vice Admiral the Honourable Sir Henry Blackwood.

  and was at the great admiral's funeral at St Paul's cathedral.

• Archibald and Mary MacGougan

  Sailor

  Archibald MacGougan was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 2nd February 1814 aged 39. Mary was buried on 5th January 1814.

  Mary Ann, Archibald's niece, lived at 36 Howland Street and was aged 22 at her death, rather than 20, according to the Abbey funeral book.

• Blanche Parry

  Blanche Parry, lady in waiting to Elizabeth I, is buried in St Margaret's church Westminster with a marble and alabaster monument.

  The Queen paid for her funeral.

• Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire

  Soldier

  Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire, courtier and soldier, was buried in St Paul's chapel on 7th May 1606. But there is no gravestone.

  Westminster Abbey Muniment 6413 records allowances made to the Abbey officers and the Master of the Savoy at the funeral.

• Ralph Vaughan Williams

  Musician and Composer

  The ashes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, eminent British composer, and his second wife Ursula are buried in the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.

  reading Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Commemoration and Funeral Service of Ralph Vaughan Williams, held 19th September 1958 (PDF, 434KB) "The best...

• William Stuart [Steuart]

  Soldier

  The Right Honorable General William Steuart was buried in the vault of the Duke of Buckingham in Henry VII's chapel on 10th June 1726.

  ...been insane for some while prior to her death but the papers of the day described her funeral as one of the most magnificent that had been performed for many

• Thomas Campbell

  Writer and Poet

  Poet and writer Thomas Campbell is buried in Poets' Corner. He has a life sized marble statue near Shakespeare's memorial, by sculptor W. Calder Marshall.

  Further reading Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Engravings of his funeral are in the Illustrated London News

• Christopher Hildyard

  Artist and Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Christopher Hildyard, Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey, was buried in St Faith's chapel, and also has an oval stone tablet.

  He was born at Windsor Castle and sang in the choir there (he was present at Edward VII's funeral).

• Herbert Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith

  Politician and Statesman

  Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, K.G., F.R.S., has a memorial tablet on a pillar in the north transept.

  He is buried at Sutton Courtenary in Berkshire and had a memorial service in the Abbey, not wanting a public funeral (or the offer made of burial in the Abbey).

• John Thomas Micklethwaite

  Architect

  John Thomas Micklethwaite, architect and archaeologist and Surveyor of the Fabric of Westminster Abbey 1898-1906, is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey.

  the funeral the Dean of Westminster said of him: ...he gave his whole heart to this place, and jealously guarded every fragment that could tell of its long history.

• Thomas Millyng

  Abbot and Priest

  Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.

  Part of a wax funeral taper, said to belong to this abbot's burial, is in the Abbey collection.

• Erasmus Lewis

  Politician

  Erasmus Lewis, his wife and cousin are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but the inscription is now very faint.

  He was buried on 15th January 1754 and the Abbey funeral book gives his age as 83 and as from Abercothy in Carmarthen, Wales.

• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

  Politician and Philanthropist

  Near the west door of Westminster Abbey is a statue to politician and philanthropist Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was unveiled in 1888

  His funeral was held in the Abbey but he is buried at Wimborne.

• Gervase and Martha Price

  Musician

  Gervase Price, musician, and his wife Martha are buried in the north aisle of the nave, not far from the grave of Ben Jonson.

  His figure appears in engravings of the funeral procession of General Monck in 1670.

• John Pym

  Statesman

  John Pym, politician in the time of Cromwell, died in 1643. He was buried in Westminster Abbey but his remains were exhumed at the Restoration.

  His magnificent funeral was held a few days later and both Houses of Parliament followed the coffin.