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• John & Catherine Doughty

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend John Doughty and wife Catherine are buried in the north ambulatory. His widow later married Henry Croone (buried in the Abbey cloister).

• John Davis

  Soldier

  Colonel John Davis was buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey on 16th December 1725. His gravestone is no longer readable.

• Susanna Gunning

  Novelist

  Susanna Gunning, novelist, was buried in the north cloister on 5th September 1800 aged 60. She seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Edward Glanvill

  Edward Glanvill was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, adjoining the stone to William Shield. The stone is a little faint.

• Monks of Westminster

  In the chapel of St Benedict is a stone tablet set beneath the carved head of a monk. The sculptor was Albert Siegenthaler.

• James Chelsum

  Musician

  In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a white marble memorial tablet to James Chelsum, Lay Vicar of the Abbey from 1736-1742.

• George Whicher

  Philanthropist

  George Whicher is buried in the east cloister with a tablet on the wall. He endowed some almshouses in Westminster.

• Medley family

  In the south cloister is a gravestone to three members of the Medley family. The mother lived in New Peter Street, near the Abbey.

• John Croft

  In the north cloister is the gravestone of John Croft and his wife Sarah. He lived in College Street, at the back of the Abbey.

• John Bancroft

  John Bancroft and wife Elizabeth are buried in the north cloister. He was a House of Lords doorkeeper and servant to the Duke of Marlborough.

• Abbot Walter

  Abbot and Priest/Minister

  Walter of Winchester was Abbot of Westminster from 1175. He died on 27th September 1190 and was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey.

• Solomon Richards

  Soldier

  Colonel Solomon Richards was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey on 6th October 1691 but nothing marks his grave.

• Moses Snow

  Musician and Composer

  Moses Snow, singer and composer, was buried in the north cloister on 24th December 1702. He seems to have had no inscribed gravestone.

• Hammond Witherley

  Musician

  Hammond Witherley, singer, was buried on 4th October 1717 in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. No gravestone seems to have been inscribed for him.

• Hon. Jane Hyde

  The Hon. Jane Hyde was buried in the east cloister. Her gravestone is now worn but is next to that of the Reverend C. Cracherode.

• Charles Sibourg

  Soldier

  Lt. General Charles Sibourg or Sybourg was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but has no marker or memorial.

• What to see and do

  There are many parts of the Abbey you’ll want to see when you visit. Explore the most popular spots to find out which interests you.