Search this website
What are you looking for? Type something in the box and press Search.
10 results found
-
Thomas Millyng
Abbot and Priest
Thomas Millyng, bishop of Hereford, and Abbot of Westminster from 1469-1474, was buried in the centre of St John the Baptist's chapel.
-
William de Humez
Abbot and Priest
William de Humez became Abbot of Westminster on 4th May 1214 and was buried in the south cloister. His worn effigy still remains.
-
Richard Harweden
Abbot and Priest
Richard Harweden was Abbot of Westminster from 1420-1440 and died in mid 1441. He has no monument.
-
Gervase de Blois
Abbot and Priest
Gervase de Blois, a son of King Stephen by a lady called Dameta, was abbot of Westminster from 1137 until he was deposed in 1157.
-
Stephen Rigaud's children
Priest
Two young children of Revd. Stephen Rigaud, of Westminster School, were buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey.
-
Waring Willett
Priest and Musician
The Revd. Waring Willett, Lay Vicar and Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the west cloister but has no marker.
-
Edmund Nelham
Priest and Musician
Edmund Nelham, musician and Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey, was buried in the cloisters in 1646 but he has no marker or memorial.
-
William Britten (or Bretton)
Priest
William Britten (or Bretton) was a Canon of Westminster and was buried in 1552. No marker remains for him.
-
Donald Gray
Priest and Writer
-
Modern Martyrs
Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs.
