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• Shadrach Vincent

  Politician

  Shadrach Vincent, M.P. for Fowey in Cornwall, was buried in St Margaret's church but has no memorial or maker.

• Rowland Laugharne

  Politician and Soldier

  Politician Major General Rowland Laugharne was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1675 but has no marker.

• Thomas Seymour

  At the south east end of St Margaret's is a large marble monument, possibly by sculptor Epiphanius Evesham, to Thomas Seymour and his wife Isabel.

• Spring Family

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a gravestone for various members of the Spring family. The inscription is faint in places.

• William Levinz

  In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial tablet to William Levinz, government official. He was buried on 26th August 1765.

• Charles Abbott

  Soldier

  Captain Charles Abbott was buried in the nave in August 1793. His original gravestone was taken up when the nave floor was re-laid in 1834.

• George Slemaker

  George Slemaker, porter and bell ringer at Westminster Abbey, is buried in the south cloister with his wife Susanna.

• Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II

  Princess Anne is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey.

• Andrew Bisset

  Soldier

  Lt. General Andrew Bisset (or Bissett) was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 27th August 1742 aged 82.

• Walter Mortimer

  In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey, just inside the gates from the nave, is the grave of Walter Mortimer or Mortimore.

• Douglessa and Ambrosia Gorges

  Lady Douglas (or Douglessa) Gorges and her daughter Ambrosia were buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey but neither had any monument or gravestone.

• Eleanor, Countess of Bar

  Eleanor, Countess of Bar, daughter of Edward I and his queen Eleanor of Castile, was buried in Westminster Abbey but the location is unknown.

• Jane Lister

  In east cloister is a tablet to Jane Lister, daughter of Dr Martin Lister F.R.S. eminent zoologist and physician of York and his wife Hannah.

• Agnes Hardine

  Agnes Hardine was buried in the nave on 13th August 1720. Her original gravestone was taken up when the nave floor was re-laid.

• Nicholas Ludford

  Musician and Composer

  Composer Nicholas Ludford (c.1490-1557) was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster on 9th August 1557 but he has no marker or monument.

• The Abbey at War

  The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie explores the crucial role the church played in supporting a nation in conflict.

• Death of Brother Roger

  Friday, 19th August 2005

  The Dean and Chapter of Westminster have been shocked and saddened to hear of the violent death of Brother Roger, founder of the Taize Community.

  Brother Roger

• Sir Lumley Robinson

  Sir Lumley Robinson was buried in the nave in 1684. His monument which stood near the grave has been reduced in size and moved.

• William & Henry Bentinck

  Several members of the Bentinck family are buried in the Ormond vault at the eastern end of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.

• Robert Adam

  Architect

  In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the celebrated Scottish architect Robert Adam. The stone was re-cut in 1974.