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  • Somerset Kerry & family

    In St Margaret's church is a gravestone for Somerset Kerry and his family, Elizabeth and John Alford and Rebecca Moncreife and her son John Moncreife.

  • Dr Thomas Reynolds

    Priest/Minister

    The Revd. Dr Thomas Reynolds, a chaplain to Mary I, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no monument or marker.

  • Thomas Stearns Eliot

    Writer and Poet

    On 4th January 1967 a memorial stone for the American-born poet T.S. Eliot was unveiled by his widow in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.

  • Sir Thomas Lovell

    Politician, Philanthropist and Lawyer

    A bronze relief of Sir Thomas Lovell, Chancellor of the Exchequer, who died in 1524, is on display in the new Abbey Galleries . The artist was Pietro Torrigiano.

  • Sir Thomas Hardy

    Sailor

    At the west end of the nave is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. He is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus.

  • Wilfred Thomas Edwards

    Philanthropist

    Wilfred Thomas Edwards was a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.

  • Sir Thomas Hopton

    Politician

    Sir Thomas Hopton, politician, was buried in Westminster Abbey in July 1638. The archives show that he was buried here, but the location is unknown.

  • Thomas Ralph Winstanley

    In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Thomas Ralph Winstanley. He is buried nearby, as are his father the Revd. Thomas Winstanley and his mother Sylvia.

  • Sir Thomas Button

    Explorer and Sailor

    Admiral Sir Thomas Button and his wife are buried in St Margaret's church Westminster but they have no markers or memorial.

  • Sir Robert Thomas Wilson

    Soldier and Writer

    In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a brass covering the grave of Sir Robert Thomas Wilson and his wife.

  • Simon & Thomas Langham

    Abbot and Priest/Minister

    In the chapel of St Benedict in Westminster Abbey is the tomb of Simon Langham, the only Abbot of Westminster to become a Cardinal.

  • Sir Robert & Sir Thomas Howard

    Poet, Playwright and Historian

    Sir Robert Howard, poet, dramatist and historian, and Sir Thomas Howard, created Earl of Berkshire, are buried in the chapel of St John the Baptist.

  • French family remembers their field marshal

    Wednesday, 16th January 2013

    At Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 15th January 2013, The Duc and Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, attended the dedication of a ledger stone, marking the grave of their kinsman, Field Marshal Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montendre.

    Field Marshal Francois de La Rochefoucauld Memorial dedication

  • Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland & Percy family

    Politician and Soldier

    A large white marble monument to Elizabeth, Duchess of Northumberland stands in this chapel. This was designed by Robert Adam and sculpted by Nicholas Read.

  • James Hamilton, Earl of Abercorn & Family

    Soldier

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

  • Sir Philip and Sir Thomas Howard

    Soldier

    Sir Philip Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel on 15th April 1686. His name is inscribed on a modern stone.

  • Acworth family

    Politician

    In the north cloister is the grave of Abraham Acworth, his wife and two sons. He was official in the Exchequer office.

  • Bagenall Family

    In the chapel of St Nicholas are buried Dame Sydney Bagenall and Lady Anne Charlotte Bagenall, the two wives of Nicholas Bagenall, Member of Parliament.

  • Jebb family

    Physician and Doctor

    Sir Richard Jebb, physician, and his brothers Samuel and Avery, are buried in the west cloister. Sir Richard has a monument on the wall.

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