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Richard Elford
Musician
Richard Elford, tenor singer and composer, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Elizabeth, Countess of Desmond
Elizabeth Butler, Countess of Desmond was buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey in 1629 but she has no marker. Her father's first wife Elizabeth Berkeley is also buried in this chapel.
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Lord Harris of Peckham
Philanthropist
Lord Harris of Peckham was a major donor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal and the stained glass in the east windows of the Lady Chapel are his gift together with his wife.
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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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Ezekiel Spanheim
Statesman
Ezekiel, Baron Spanheim was buried in St Paul's chapel. He was Ambassador Extraordinary from the King of Prussia to the Queen of Great Britain.
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Fabian Ware
Soldier
Major General Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission, has a memorial stone in St George's chapel.
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Sir John Alexander Macdonald
Politician
In the chapel of the Order of the Bath there is an enamelled stall plate for Sir John Alexander Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada.
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John and Eleanor Elliott
Philanthropist
In St Margaret's church is an area known as the Chapel of Christ the Intercessor, set up in 1981 by John and Eleanor Elliott.
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Frank Whittle
Airman and Engineer
On 12th April 2000 a memorial stone was unveiled in the Royal Air Force Chapel to Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, O.M., K.B.E., C.B.
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Sir John Shorditch
Sir John Shorditch was buried in St Benedict's chapel in 1345. His grave may be that which is now beneath Dr William Bill’s tomb chest.
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Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery
Susan de Vere, Countess of Montgomery, was buried in St Nicholas' chapel but has no gravestone or memorial.
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Abbey to commemorate the life of Florence Nightingale
Monday, 21st February 2022
A Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale will be held at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 11th May 2022.
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Wilfred Thomas Edwards
Philanthropist
Wilfred Thomas Edwards was a generous benefactor to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal which culminated in the cleaning of Henry VII's Lady Chapel in 1995.
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Richard de Berkyng
Abbot
Richard de Berkyng was Abbot of Westminster from 1222 to his death on 23rd November 1246. He was first buried in the old Lady Chapel.
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Sir John Davis
Philanthropist
Sir John Davis was chairman of Westminster Abbey Trust from 1973-1985, the organisation which raised millions for the restoration of the exterior of Westminster Abbey.
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Luke Flintoft
Composer, Musician and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Luke Flintoft, composer, was a Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey from 1720-1727 and was buried in the south cloister on 6th November 1727.
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Lucy Baynton
Lady Lucy Baynton was buried in the north ambulatory in Westminster Abbey at the entrance to St John the Baptist's chapel on 14th June 1621.
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Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum
Lady Anne Stanley, Countess of Ancrum was buried in the chapel of St Nicholas on 15th February 1657 but she has no gravestone remaining.
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Ann Ferrers
Ann Ferrers, wife of John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle, was buried in St Paul's chapel in May 1715 but she has no gravestone or monument.
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Sir Anthony Tuke
Philanthropist
In the west window of Henry VII's chapel is the coat of arms of Sir Anthony Tuke, a trustee of the Westminster Abbey Restoration Appeal.