Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
462 results found, displaying page 7 of 24
-
Arabella, Lady Dungannon
Arabella Susanna, Lady Dungannon was buried on 15th December 1708 at the entrance to St Andrew's chapel near the monument to Henry, Lord Norris.
-
Walter Jones
Priest/Minister
Dr Walter Jones, Sub Dean of Westminster, was buried near his seat in the Quire on 15th July 1672 but he had no marker.
-
Westminster citizens war memorial
In St Benedict's chapel is a stained glass window in memory of those citizens of Westminster who gave their lives during the 1939-1945 war.
-
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.
-
Jane Rider
In the south cloister of Westminster Abbey is a wall memorial to Jane Rider. It is not clear why she was buried in the cloisters.
-
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.
-
Louis Henry Bedford
Soldier
St Margaret's south aisle is a small tablet to soldier Louis Henry Bedford. His name is also inscribed on the Crimea and Indian Mutiny column.
-
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.
-
Thomas Arundell
Politician
Thomas Arundell, a member of the House of Commons, was buried in the Quire on 7th November 1648 but he has no gravestone or memorial.
-
Michael Keall
Musician
The ashes of Michael Keall, Head Master of the Westminster Abbey Choir School 1977-1987 were buried in the Islip chapel vault.
-
Anniversary Choral Evensong broadcast from Abbey
Thursday, 29th September 2016
BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong celebrated its 90th anniversary this autumn with a live broadcast from the Abbey on Wednesday 28th September on the Eve of the Feast of St Michael and All Angels.
-
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.
-
John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare
John Fitzgerald, 18th Earl of Kildare was born in 1661 and was a Member of Parliament. He was buried on 4th December 1707.
-
A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey
A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.
-
Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales was tragically killed in a car accident on 31st August 1997. Her funeral was held in Westminster Abbey on 6th September.
-
Princess Margaret, daughter of George VI
Princess Margaret was the second daughter of King George VI and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II. She married at Westminster Abbey in 1960.
-
William II
Following the custom set by his father William was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 26th September 1087. The ceremony was according to the Anglo-Saxon liturgy.
-
John Bull and Marlborough Tatton
On the north wall of St Margaret's Church is a cartouche to John Bull, an eminent rich merchant (according to his entry in the register).
-
Gerald (Grosvenor) 6th Duke of Westminster
Soldier and Philanthropist
Gerald (Grosvenor), 6th Duke of Westminster was a generous donor to the appeal fund for the restoration of the exterior stonework and the Lady Chapel.
-
Harry Carter
The ashes of Harry Carter and his wife lie in the west cloister. He was Clerk of Works at the Abbey responsible for maintenance.