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George Bryan
Soldier
In the north choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Captain George Bryan. The white marble tablet shows a kneeling woman mourning.
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Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto
Philanthropist
Stephen, 2nd Baron Catto of Cairncatto was a trustee of and benefactor to the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal. In Henry VII's chapel is a window.
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Pelham Humfrey
Musician and Composer
Musician and composer Pelham Humfrey is buried in the east cloister near the door into the church. The inscription on his gravestone has worn away.
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James Callaghan
Politician and Statesman
On 7th July 2015 a memorial stone for James Callaghan, former Labour Prime Minister, was unveiled near memorials to Harold Wilson and other Prime Ministers.
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Sir James Oughton
Soldier
On a pillar in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey is a marble tablet to the memory of Lieutenant General Sir James Oughton.
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Rowland Hill
Diplomat
Sir Rowland Hill, postal reformer and civil servant, was buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 3rd December 1795.
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John and Penelope Herbert
John Herbert, died 1659, was buried in St Nicholas' chapel and his wife Penelope (Bayning) died 1657 is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel . They have no monuments.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Poet
The over life-size marble bust of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was unveiled in 1884, on a pillar near to the tomb of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Herbert Francis Westlake
Priest/Minister
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Reverend Herbert Francis Westlake, Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey.
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John Church
Musician
John Church, composer, was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10th January 1741. The Precentor called him "very worthy and honest".
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James Macpherson
Writer and Poet
Writer James Macpherson is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His grave adjoins that of fellow Scot Robert Adam.
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Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery
Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery, was buried in St Nicholas' chapel but has no gravestone or memorial.
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Sir Andrew Dudley
Politician, Sailor and Soldier
Sir Andrew Dudley, politician and brother of John, 1st Duke of Northumberland, was buried in St Margaret's Westminster but he has no marker.
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VE Day 75
On 8th May 1945, Winston Churchill announced that the Second World War in Europe at an end. This was VE Day or Victory in Europe Day.
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Requiem Mass Marks Start of Lady Chapel Festival
Friday, 22nd April 2016
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, celebrated Requiem Mass in the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey, on Thursday 21st April 2016, the Anniversary of the Death of King Henry VII.
Lady Chapel The Choir of Westminster Abbey Requiem Mass Henry VII 500 Years of Wonder
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Free Sunday organ recitals resume
Thursday, 3rd September 2020
Regular Sunday organ recitals begin again at the Abbey this week after a five-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Edward Carpenter
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of Dr Edward Frederick Carpenter K.C.V.O., a much loved Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors.
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George I
George I was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 20th October 1714. He could not speak much English and the ceremonies were mostly conducted in Latin.
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Edward of Woodstock (the Black Prince)
Soldier
Edward of Woodstock, better known as the "Black Prince" was the eldest son of Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault.
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John Windebank
Physician
John Windebank, physician, was buried in the middle part of the south cloister in 1704. But he never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.