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• Sir James Leith

  Soldier

  Sir James Leith, army officer, is buried in the centre part of the nave. He died of yellow fever in Barbados on 16th October 1816.

• Edward Wiggett Thompson

  The ashes of Edward Wiggett Thompson and his wife are buried in the Islip chapel. He was Head Master of the Abbey Choir School.

• James Henry Monk

  Priest/Minister

  James Henry Monk, bishop and classical scholar, is buried in the north choir aisle. The brass over his grave is set in black Galway marble.

• Henry and James Cornewall

  Sailor

  In the entrance archway to the cloisters of Westminster Abbey is a large monument (36 feet high) to Captain James Cornewall (or Cornwall) of the Royal Navy.

• William Edward Forster

  Politician

  On the wall of the north choir aisle is a white marble tablet, with a portrait relief, in memory of politician William Edward Forster.

• Sir James Young Simpson

  Physician

  A marble bust of physician Sir James Young Simpson is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel in Westminster Abbey (obscured by a large monument).

• James Ramsay MacDonald

  Politician and Statesman

  In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald, P.C., FRS. This was unveiled on 12th March 1968.

• Sir James Mackintosh

  Writer and Politician

  Sir James Mackintosh, writer and politician, has a memorial in the north west tower chapel in the nave. This is by sculptor William Theed junior.

• Edward Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury

  Politician

  Edward Talbot, 8th Earl of Shrewsbury, was buried in St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey. His wife Jane erected a large monument for him.

• James and John Fleming

  Soldier

  Major General James Fleming is buried in the central aisle of the nave, with a large monument nearby. His nephew Sir John Fleming is also buried in the nave.

• James Stanhope & Stanhope family

  Politician, Soldier, Diplomat and Historian

  In the nave, within the choir screen, is a large monument to James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope. Inscriptions to later Stanhope's have been added.

• Saint's and Royal tombs discovered after 1,000 years

  Friday, 2nd December 2005

  Ancient Royal crypt revealed in Abbey foundations.

  Edward the Confessor

• Charles James Fox & Henry V. Fox, Lord Holland

  Writer, Statesman and Abolitionist

  Charles James Fox, statesman, has a monument in the nave. Henry Vassal Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, his nephew, has a large monument behind that to Charles.

• Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I

  Joan was a daughter of Edward I. On the 30th April 1290 she married Gilbert de Clare, 3rd Earl of Gloucester in Westminster Abbey.

• James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn & Family

  Soldier

  Colonel James Hamilton, and the 6th and 7th Earls of Abercorn are buried in the Abbey.

• Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford

  Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Mortimer and Baron Harley of Wigmore is buried in the vault of the Duke of Newcastle.

• Recordings

  The Abbey Choir enjoys a recording partnership with Hyperion. Its catalogue includes music for the great feasts, as well as Renaissance masterpieces and twentieth-century classics.

• Edward V & Richard Duke of York

  The presumed remains of Edward V and Richard Duke of York are buried in the Abbey in a white marble sarcophagus designed by Christopher Wren.

• Sir Archibald and Sir James Campbell

  Soldier

  In the south transept is the grave of Sir Archibald Campbell of Inverneil as well as a memorial to him and nephew James Campbell.

• James Butler, Duke of Ormond & family

  Soldier

  James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, and several members of his family, are buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.