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Charles Wellington Furse
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Charles Wellington Furse, Canon and Archdeacon, is buried in the east cloister. He was a son of Charles William Johnson of Great Torrington.
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Richard Cox
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Cox, D.D. was Dean of Westminster from 1549-1553 but he has no memorial at the Abbey and is buried at Ely Cathedral.
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Hugh Weston
Dean and Priest/Minister
Dr Hugh Weston was Dean of Westminster from 1553 to 1556 when he resigned due to the re-founding of the Benedictine monastery by Mary I.
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Robert Cannon
Priest/Minister
A memorial tablet to Robert Cannon, Dean of Lincoln, is in the nave of Westminster Abbey but his grave is in the south transept.
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Thomas Thirlby
Priest/Minister
Thomas Thirlby (c.1500-1570) was consecrated the first and only Bishop of the new short-lived diocese of Westminster in December 1540.
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Samuel Horsley
Dean
Samuel Horsley was Dean of Westminster from 1793-1802 but he has no memorial in the Abbey. His portrait hangs in the Deanery.
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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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William Foxley Norris
Dean and Priest/Minister
The ashes of the Very Reverend William Foxley Norris K.C.V.O., Dean of Westminster 1925-1937, are buried in the nave of the Abbey.
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George W. Childs
Philanthropist
George William Childs of Philadelphia USA donated a stained glass window to religious poets George Herbert and William Cowper in St George's chapel.
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William Wilberforce & family
Priest/Minister, Statesman and Abolitionist
William Wilberforce, MP, who took up the cause for the abolition of slavery was buried in the north transept. Samuel was Dean of Westminster and Basil was Archdeacon.
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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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Wreath Laid for Oscar Romero
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A wreathlaying in memory of Saint Oscar Romero took place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July.
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Abbey remembers Canon Jane Sinclair
Thursday, 7th October 2021
A Service of Thanksgiving for the life and work of the Reverend Canon Jane Sinclair was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday 7th October 2021.
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Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP
Monday, 31st January 2022
Former prime ministers attend funeral of Jack Dromey MP: The funeral of the Jack Dromey MP was held at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Monday 31st January. The Labour MP for.
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Former Sub-Dean Canon Robert Reiss dies aged 80
Monday, 30th January 2023
The Reverend Canon Dr Robert Reiss, former Sub-Dean and Canon Treasurer of Westminster Abbey, has died aged 80.
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Samuel and William Bradford
Dean and Priest/Minister
Bishop Samuel Bradford was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey on 22nd May 1731. He was Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Rochester.
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The Reverend Jane Sinclair appointed Rector of St Margaret's Church
Thursday, 21st January 2016
It is announced that the Reverend Jane Sinclair, Canon of Westminster, is to take on the responsibility of the Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, in succession to the Venerable Andrew Tremlett, with effect from 1st September 2016, following his installation as Dean of Durham in the summer.
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William Barnard
Priest/Minister
Dr William Barnard, Bishop of Derry, was buried in the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey. His white marble memorial tablet is now in the triforium.
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Laurence Womack (Womock)
Priest/Minister
In St Margaret's church is a cartouche to Laurence Womack bishop of St David's, Wales who was buried in the church with his daughter Anne.
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Henry Ferne
Priest/Minister
Henry Ferne, bishop of Chester, is buried in St Edmund's chapel. His grave consists of a marble plinth inset with an engraved cartouche of arms.