Search this website

Search

193 results found, displaying page 9 of 10

• Sir Francis & Anne Cottington

  Diplomat

  Francis, Baron Cottington of Hanworth, and his wife Anne, have monuments in the chapel of St Paul. He was twice ambassador to Spain.

• John Philips

  Poet

  Poet John Philips is commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His standing monument of white marble is next to that of Geoffrey Chaucer.

• Edward and Sir Edmund Godfrey

  On the wall of the east cloister is a memorial to brothers Edward and Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey. The marble monument has a sculpted shield.

• Katherine Knollys

  On the wall of St Edmund's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a coloured alabaster monument near the grave of Katherine, wife of Sir Francis Knollys.

• Robert Hauley

  Soldier

  Robert Hauley (Haule or Hawle), a squire, was murdered in Westminster Abbey in 1378. He and fellow squire John Shakel took a hostage.

• Arthur O’Keeffe & family

  Lawyer

  In the west cloister is a white marble monument and bust to the memory of lawyer Arthur O'Keeffe. It was erected in the late 1750s.

• Thomas & William Cecil, Earls of Exeter

  Politician and Soldier

  Thomas Cecil, Earl of Exeter, his first wife, two daughters and his son are buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel.

• Sir Winston Churchill

  Artist, Writer, Soldier, Statesman and Historian

  Sir Winston Churchill is not buried in Westminster Abbey but just inside, near the grave of the Unknown Warrior, is a green marble memorial stone.

• Delaval family

  Politician, Sailor and Scientist

  John Hussey, Lord Delaval, his wife Susanna and daughter Sarah are buried in St Paul's chapel. Admiral Sir Ralph Delaval is buried in the nave.

• George Montagu Dunk, Earl of Halifax

  Politician

  In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial for George Montagu Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, politician. The monument is of marble.

• Charles Montague, 1st Earl of Halifax

  Poet and Statesman

  Charles Montague (or Mountague), 1st Earl of Halifax, Knight of the Garter, is buried in the vault of General Monk in Henry VII's chapel.

• Sir Isaac Newton

  Scientist, Mathematician and Astronomer

  Scientist, mathematician and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton was buried in Westminster Abbey on 28th March 1727. His monument, by J.M. Rysbrack and W. Kent, is in the nave.

• Queen Anne

  Anne was crowned in the Abbey on 23rd April 1702. She is buried with her husband Prince George of Denmark in a vault in the Lady Chapel.

• Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester

  Eleanor de Bohun was a daughter and co-heir of Humphrey, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton and has a fine brass in Westminster Abbey.

• Edward and Robert Atkyns

  In the south transept is a monument of marble, erected in 1746, to the memory of Sir Edward, Robert Atkyns and members of the family.

• Beauclerk family

  Sailor

  Several members of the family of Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St Albans are buried or commemorated in Westminster Abbey. Lord Aubrey Beauclerk has a monument.

• William Murray, Lord Mansfield

  Statesman, Lawyer, Abolitionist, Politician and Diplomat

  William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.

• Lionel Cranfield, Earl of Middlesex

  In St Benedict's chapel is a large tomb, with white marble effigies, to Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex and his second wife Anne.

• 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.

• Anne (Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset & Jane Seymour

  Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset is buried in St Nicholas' chapel. In the chapel of St Edmund is a monument to her daughter Lady Jane.