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Sir Henry Royce
Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is a memorial window for Sir Frederick Henry Royce, engineer and car designer.
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Michael Mayne
Writer, Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of Michael Clement Otway Mayne K.C.V.O, Dean of Westminster, are buried in the nave near the graves of his predecessors in office.
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William Bayne
Sailor
In the north transept is a tall monument of white and coloured marbles, known as The Three Captains memorial, by the sculptor Joseph Nollekens.
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Stanley Baldwin
Politician and Statesman
A memorial to Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, was unveiled in the nave on 18th December 1997 by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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John Skelton
Writer, Poet and Playwright
John Skelton, Court poet, writer and playwright, was buried in the chancel of St Margaret's on 21st June 1529. He has no monument or inscription.
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Old Contemptibles, British Expeditionary Force
Soldier
In the west cloister is a memorial to the "Old Contemptibles", or British Expeditionary Force 1914. The monument is of limestone and Welsh blue slate.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Politician
A stone tablet to United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was unveiled at Westminster Abbey on 12th November 1948, near the memorial to Winston Churchill.
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Frederick Denison Maurice
Writer
A white marble bust to theologian and Christian socialist Frederick Denison Maurice stood for many years on the west window sill of St George's chapel.
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George Tierney
Statesman
Statesman George Tierney has a white marble memorial in the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey. This was erected in 1832.
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William Lyndewood
Priest/Minister
The mummified body of Bishop William Lyndwood was re-buried in the north cloister after being uncovered by workmen in the crypt chapel of St Stephen's.
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James Ramsay MacDonald
Politician and Statesman
In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald, P.C., FRS. This was unveiled on 12th March 1968.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Writer
In Poets' Corner Westminster Abbey is a marble memorial to author Oliver Goldsmith by J. Nollekens.
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Sir Laming Worthington-Evans
Politician
On St Margaret's south wall is a stone tablet in memory of politician Sir Laming Worthington-Evans. His coat of arms and crest are shown together.
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Charles McIlvaine
Priest/Minister
In St Faith's chapel is a brass wall plaque for Charles Pettit McIlvaine, bishop of Ohio. His body lay for four days in the chapel.
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Taverner: Western Wynde Mass
James O’Donnell brings composer John Taverner to the fore, presenting two of the undisputed choral masterpieces from sixteenth-century England.
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Rejoice, the Lord is king!
Westminster Abbey resounds to the thrilling sound of the Abbey Choir singing an array of glorious hymns.
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The Koinonia Lectures
The Koinonia lectures offer an opportunity to engage with the latest research from a wide range of theological and ecclesiological thinkers.
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Abbey gardens
College Garden, within the walls of the Abbey, has been in cultivation for over 900 years. It was used to grow food and medicinal herbs.
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Cheyneygates
These are two rooms over the entrance to the cloisters, originally part of Nicholas Litlyngton's rebuilidng of the Abbot's house complex in the 14th century.
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The rough trade of politics
On 18th October 2021, Westminster Abbey welcomed Parliamentarians to St Margaret’s Church as we mourned the tragic death of Sir David Amess MP.