Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
353 results found, displaying page 4 of 18
-
Charles and Gavin Drummond
Admiral Charles Drummond and his brother are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but their gravestone inscription is now very faint.
-
Edmund Mason
Priest/Minister
Edmund Mason, Dean of Salisbury and tutor to the future Charles I, is buried in Westminster Abbey but the exact location is not known.
-
Thomas Crawfurd
Thomas Crawfurd (or Crawford) was buried in the north quire aisle of Westminster Abbey on 13th November 1724 but he has no readable gravestone.
-
Sir James Stumpe
Politician
Sir James Stumpe, M.P. was buried in St Margaret's church Westminster in 1563 but he has no memorial.
-
Sarah Hucks
Sarah Hucks, wife of Joseph and sister of Viscount Grimston, was buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. She has no marker.
-
Robert Priest
Doctor and Physician
Dr Robert Priest, physician and translator, was buried at St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1596. But he has no marker or memorial.
-
Randolph & Penelope Egerton & family
Soldier
Major General Randolph Egerton, his two wives, two sons and a daughter are buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey.
-
Arthur, Viscount Lee of Fareham
Politician, Soldier and Philanthropist
Arthur Hamilton Lee, Viscount Lee of Fareham was a benefactor to Westminster Abbey. He gave two bronze candelabra and two paintings.
-
First definitive history of the Abbey published
Wednesday, 9th October 2019
A definitive history book of Westminster Abbey was launched last night to celebrate the 750th anniversary of Henry III’s rebuilding of the church.
-
Francis and John Beaumont
Poet
Francis Beaumont, poet and dramatist, and his brother Sir John Beaumont are both buried in Poets' Corner, at the entrance to St Benedict's chapel.
-
Abraham Cowley
Poet
In Poets' Corner is a monument to poet Abraham Cowley. It consists of an oval panel on a pedestal with a large wreathed urn above.
-
Alured Clarke
Writer and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Alured Clarke D.D. was a prebendary at Westminster Abbey from 1731-1742. His grave in the north transept seems never to have been marked.
-
John Robinson
Musician
John Robinson, organist of Westminster Abbey from 1727 until his death is buried in the north choir aisle of the Abbey.
-
Thomas Browne
Priest/Minister
Thomas Browne, Head Master of Westminster School from 1564-1570, was buried in the north transept. He authored Thebais, a tragedy and several occasional poems.
-
Richard de Berkyng
Abbot
Richard de Berkyng was Abbot of Westminster from 1222 to his death on 23rd November 1246. He was first buried in the old Lady Chapel.
-
Benjamin Ibbot
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Benjamin Ibbot was buried in the east aisle of the south transept on 13th April 1725 but he has no monument.
-
Samuel Bolton
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Samuel Bolton is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone is near the west wall and has been re-cut.
-
John Strode
Soldier
Colonel John Strode, governor of Dover Castle in Kent and a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Charles II, was buried on 30th March 1686.
-
Achilles Preston
Soldier
Colonel Achilles Preston died on 12th July 1764 aged 31 in the East Indies and his body was returned for burial in the south transept.
-
William Ryley
Historian
William Ryley, archivist and herald, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 25th July 1667 but he had no monument or gravestone.