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Thomas Stearns Eliot
Writer and Poet
On 4th January 1967 a memorial stone for the American-born poet T.S. Eliot was unveiled by his widow in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Chisholm Family
Philanthropist
The Chisholm family were generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. Plaques for various benefactors line the stairway up to the Lady Chapel.
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Susanna Gunning
Novelist
Susanna Gunning, novelist, was buried in the north cloister on 5th September 1800 aged 60. She seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Thomas Trotter
Thomas Trotter is the Organist at St Margaret's Church.
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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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Noe Laine family
Philanthropist
A small window to members of the Noe family was given by Mrs Linda Noe Laine, a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal.
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Carolyn Craig
Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Carolyn Craig FRCO earned her organ performance degrees in the United States and first worked in the United Kingdom as organ scholar at Truro Cathedral in 2018-2019 between her undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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John André
Soldier
In the nave of Westminster Abbey is the grave and monument to Major John André, executed as a spy by the Americans in 1780.
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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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Barnardus and James La Grange
On the south wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to Barnardus La Grange, his son James and daughter Frances.
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Rudyard Kipling
Writer and Poet
The ashes of Rudyard Kipling, poet and writer, were buried in Poets' Corner at noon on 23rd January 1936. His books include The Jungle Book.
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Sancho’s London: The Dignity and Survival of Black Georgian Londoners
Friday, 17th November 2023
Sancho’s London: The Dignity and Survival of Black Georgian Londoners: Join Gretchen Gerzina for a journey through Sancho’s London in this special online talk. The remarkable Ignatius Sancho is perhaps the best-known.
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British Prisoners of War 1914-1918
Soldier and Airman
In 1926 a stained glass window was unveiled in the north choir aisle to remember British prisoners of war who died during World War I.
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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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Sir James Wright
Diplomat
On 28th November 1785 Sir James Wright was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his gravestone is now rather faint.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Poet
In Poets' Corner is a bust in memory of poet and critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It was presented to the Abbey by Dr Mercer.
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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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Sir John Jennings
Sailor
Rear Admiral Sir John Jennings was buried in the centre part of the north transept, but his gravestone inscription has now worn away.
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William Edward Forster
Politician
On the wall of the north choir aisle is a white marble tablet, with a portrait relief, in memory of politician William Edward Forster.
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Abbey brings Christian leaders together to celebrate Pentecost
Sunday, 31st May 2020
Westminster Abbey has brought together leaders of three major Christian denominations in the UK to celebrate Pentecost.