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Sulcard
Historian
Sulcard was a monk at Westminster Abbey from around the 1050s and wrote a history of the monastery. He may have come from Rochester, Kent.
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John de Warenne
Soldier and Diplomat
In the north choir aisle is a carved shield for John, Earl of Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey. The arms are "checky, or and azure".
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Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, his first wife, son and two daughters are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich
George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich, was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 14th January 1663. He has no monument.
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James Lupton
Priest/Minister
James Lupton, clergyman of Westminster Abbey, is buried in the west cloister of the Abbey. The stone was re-cut in 1958.
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Phillips Brooks
Priest/Minister
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church is a memorial to American bishop Phillips Brooks, consisting of three panels of opus sectile work. He wrote the words to O Little Town of Bethlehem.
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Walter de Wenlok
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Walter de Wenlok was Abbot of Westminster from 31st December 1283 until his death on 25th December 1307. He was buried beneath the Cosmati pavement.
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Robert Waldeby
Priest/Minister and Physician
The tomb of Robert de Waldeby is in St Edmund's chapel. The brass was raised up on a low dais in the late 19th century.
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Henry Carr
In the south transept is the grave of Major Henry Carr. It is worn on one side but the name can still be seen.
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Cyril Dams
Priest/Minister
Cyril Theodore Henry Dams was Minor Canon and Precentor at Westminster Abbey from 1951-1963 and Deputy Minor Canon from 1968-1973.
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Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon
Poet and Soldier
Poet and soldier Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon was buried on 21st January 1685 in Westminster Abbey near the "Shrine stairs".
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Sackville Whittle
Physician and Doctor
Sackville Whittle, surgeon to King Charles II, was buried in the north cloister. He was born about 1631 and was a son of William Whittle.
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Oscar Wilde
Writer, Poet and Playwright
On 14th February 1995 a small stained glass memorial was unveiled in Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey for Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wilde, playwright and aesthete.
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Abbot Herbert
Abbot and Priest/Minister
Abbot Herbert, of Norman extraction, was a monk at Westminster Abbey from about 1085 and may have come with Gilbert Crispin from Bec.
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Lady Elizabeth Rich
Lady Elizabeth Rich was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 20th October 1773 aged 81 but she has no monument or gravestone.
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Beaupre Nowers
Beaupre Nowers, son of Francis and his wife Hester, has a wall memorial in the north aisle of St Margaret's church where he is buried.
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Rachel Taylor
In the north cloister of Westminster Abbey is a small wall monument to Rachel (or Rachael) Taylor and her daughter Anne Ludford.
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Thomas Amyot
Historian and Lawyer
Thomas Amyot (Amyott), lawyer and historian, and his wife Jane are buried in St Margaret's church. There is a marble tablet on the north wall.
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Vernon Faithfull Storr
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Vernon Faithfull Storr has a memorial stone in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. He is buried at Matfield church in Kent.
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Sir Arthur Ingram
Politician
Sir Arthur Ingram, politician and landowner, was buried in Westminster Abbey on 26 August 1642. The location is unknown.