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Beauclerk family
Sailor
Several members of the family of Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St Albans are buried or commemorated in Westminster Abbey. Lord Aubrey Beauclerk has a monument.
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Sir George Gilbert Scott
Architect, Historian and Writer
In the centre of the nave is the grave of Sir George Gilbert Scott, architect and Surveyor of the Fabric at the Abbey from 1849-1878.
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John Howard, Earl of Stafford & family
In the chapel of St Edmund is a marble monument to John Paul Howard, 4th Earl of Stafford. The monument is by Robert Chambers.
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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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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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Henry and James Cornewall
Sailor
In the entrance archway to the cloisters of Westminster Abbey is a large monument (36 feet high) to Captain James Cornewall (or Cornwall) of the Royal Navy.
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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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Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox
Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was buried, at the expense of Elizabeth I, in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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John Islip
Abbot and Priest/Minister
John Islip was Abbot of Westminster from 1500 until his death in 1532 and was buried in the chantry chapel he built at Westminster Abbey.
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Henry Ireton
Soldier
Henry Ireton, Parliamentary official and son in law of Oliver Cromwell, was buried in Henry VII's chapel in Westminster Abbey but later exhumed.
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James Butler, Duke of Ormond & family
Soldier
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, and several members of his family, are buried in a vault at the east end of Henry VII's chapel.
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Henry, Lord Norris
Soldier and Statesman
In the chapel of St Andrew, is a very large monument to the memory of Henry Norris (or Norreys), 1st Baron Norris of Rycote and his wife.
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Carteret family
In the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey are monuments to Dame Elizabeth Carteret, Edward and Philip Carteret.
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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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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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Funeral and wax effigies
Find out about the funeral effigies at the Abbey.
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Jerusalem Chamber
The Jerusalem Chamber is a medieval room with an original roof and historic tapestries woven in France. King Henry IV died here in 1413.
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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.
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Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist on Ascension Day 2024
Thursday, 9th May 2024
‘While he was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.’