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• Richard, Earl of Cornwall (later King of Germany)

  Soldier

  Richard, Earl of Cornwall is not buried in Westminster Abbey but his carved shield is displayed in the nave of the Abbey.

• Elizabeth Gaskell

  Writer and Novelist

  In 2010 a memorial to Elizabeth Gaskell, novelist and biographer, was dedicated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. It consists of a window panel.

• Edmund Kyrton

  Abbot

  Edmund Kyrton or Kirton was Abbot of Westminster from 1440-1462. He is buried beneath a now lost brass in St Andrew's chapel Westminster Abbey.

• Peter Birch

  Priest/Minister

  Peter Birch, clergyman, and his wife Martha are buried in the south transept. Martha has a white marble Baroque wall tablet near Chaucer's tomb.

• William and Mary Bulmer

  William and Mary Bulmer and their son William are buried in the west cloister but their memorials perished long ago and the graves are unmarked.

• Antoine Philippe, Duc de Montpensier

  Antoine Philippe d'Orleans, Duc de Montpensier was buried in a vault in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey and has a monument there.

• 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.

• Frances, Countess of Hertford

  Frances, Countess of Hertford was buried in St Benedict's chapel and has a large wall monument there executed by the Southwark School of tomb makers.

• Sir Thomas Hesketh

  Politician

  In the north choir aisle is a monument with a full length coloured effigy of Sir Thomas Heskett or Hesketh, reclining on his left elbow.

• Francis Egioke

  Soldier and Philanthropist

  In St Margaret's Church, on the north wall, is a monument to Francis Egioke, near his grave. It consists of a kneeling figure in armour.

• Sir John Harpedon

  Soldier

  Sir John Harpedon, knight, who died in 1438, has a brass in the north ambulatory. He was originally buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel.

• Elizabeth Claypole

  Elizabeth Claypole, favourite daughter of Oliver Cromwell, is buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey. A small stone marks her burial place.

• Sir Richard Fletcher

  Soldier and Engineer

  Lieutenant Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, chief engineer to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular war, has a white marble memorial in the north west tower.

• Sir John Denham

  Poet

  Sir John Denham, poet, was buried on 23rd March 1669 in Poets' Corner, near Chaucer's tomb. He has no monument and had no inscribed gravestone.

• Herbert, 1st Earl Kitchener

  Soldier

  Kitchener was Secretary of State for War but died in 1916. A memorial service was held in the Abbey on 13th June 1916.

• John, 1st Viscount Welles

  Soldier

  John Welles, 1st Viscount Welles, K.G. was buried in Westminster Abbey and early tomb lists give the location as the old lady Chapel.

• John Peter Foster

  Architect

  The ashes of architect J. Peter Foster were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 5th December 2010.

• James Fullerton

  Sir James Fullerton was buried in the north ambulatory, near the steps leading to Henry VII's chapel. His monument was later erected in St Paul's chapel.

• Edward and Owen Reynolds

  On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to brothers Edward and Owen Reynolds.

• Philip Larkin

  Writer, Poet and Novelist

  A memorial stone for poet and writer Philip Arthur Larkin, C.H., C.B.E., was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey on 2nd December 2016.