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Sir Thomas Hardy
Sailor
At the west end of the nave is a monument to Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy. He is shown in Roman armour reclining on a sarcophagus.
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Gell Family
Members of the Gell family, including Daniel, Anthony, William Egerton, John Henry and Katherine, are buried or memorialised in the Abbey precincts.
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William Murray, Lord Mansfield
Statesman, Lawyer and Abolitionist
William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.
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Killigrew Family
Priest/Minister, Soldier and Playwright
In the north aisle of the nave is a white marble monument to Robert Killigrew. It is a tablet in the form of a shield.
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Arthur & Augusta Stanley
Writer, Dean, Historian and Priest/Minister
In Henry VII’s chapel is the grave and monument of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster, and the grave of his wife Lady Augusta.
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Anne (Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset & Jane Seymour
Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset is buried in St Nicholas' chapel. In the chapel of St Edmund is a monument to her daughter Lady Jane.
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George, John, Arabella and Henrietta Churchill
Politician, Soldier and Sailor
Admiral George Churchill was buried in the nave of Westminster Abbey and has a large monument. His sister Arabella is also buried. John Churchill Duke of Marlborough was briefly buried here then moved to Blenheim Palace.
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Sir Clowdisley Shovell
Sailor
In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a large marble monument to the famous Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell, by the sculptor Grinling Gibbons.
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Sermon Given at Matins on the Second Sunday of Lent 2015
Sunday, 1st March 2015
Sermon given by The Venerable Andrew Tremlett, Canon in Residence.
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Sermon Given at the Sung Eucharist on Easter Day 2016
Sunday, 27th March 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon Given at the Evensong with The London Mayors
Sunday, 16th October 2016
Sermon given by The Very Reverend Dr John Hall, Dean of Westminster.
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Sermon at the Solemn Evensong of Thanksgiving for the Canonisation of St Oscar Romero
Saturday, 17th November 2018
We celebrate today the canonisation of St Oscar Romero, Bishop and Martyr, that took place in Rome on 14th October 2018.
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Sermon at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019
Sunday, 11th August 2019
Sermon at Evensong on the Eighth Sunday after Trinity 2019: I recently returned from holiday in rural Herefordshire. One of the great joys of being away from the hustle and bustle of.
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2020
Sunday, 9th August 2020
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Ninth Sunday after Trinity 2020: Anyone who has ever helped a child learn to walk will know just how important eye contact can be..
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Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 28th August 2022
Sermon given at the Sung Eucharist on the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 2022: Invited to Dance It was heartening to read this week of a Chief of Police defending a group of.
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Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022
Sunday, 25th September 2022
Sermon given at Evensong on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 2022: George Herbert Two of this month’s sermons at Evensong are based upon religious figures educated (at different times) at Westminster School.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Racial Justice Sunday 2024
Sunday, 11th February 2024
Let us begin and finish with glory.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots is buried in a tomb erected by her son James I in the south aisle of the Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
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Edmund, Earl of Lancaster and Aveline de Forz
Soldier
Prince Edmund "Crouchback", Earl of Lancaster and Aveline de Forz were the first royal couple to be married in the newly built Westminster Abbey. Both are also buried in the church.
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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.