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'Plain English letters'
When Charles Dickens died at his home in Kent on 9th June 1870, it was presumed that he would be buried in Rochester Cathedral or in one of the nearby parish churches at Cobham or Shorne. This, after all, was what the author of some of the greatest novels in the English language had wanted.
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Buried among the kings
Honouring the Unknown Warrior, a centenary after his burial in Westminster Abbey.
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Elizabeth and John Gregory
Carpenter
John Gregory worked as the Abbey carpenter and on his death his widow Elizabeth took over the running of the business.
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Warwick Calmady
Sailor
Warwick Calmady was buried on 29th January 1788 in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey. His gravestone has now worn away.
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Giles Hooper and family
Lawyer
Giles Hooper, his two wives and son Edmund are buried in the north cloister of Westminster Abbey. The gravestone inscription has now worn away.
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Charles Darwin
Scientist and Writer
Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist, is buried in the north aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey, not far from Sir Isaac Newton. His memorial is by J.E. Boehm.
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Martha Cavendish
In 1967 a carved figure of Christ, flanked by figures of St Peter and St Edward the Confessor, was presented in memory of Martha Cavendish.
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Sir Francis Allen
Soldier
Sir Francis Allen was buried in the south transept, near William Thynne's tomb, but he had no monument and his gravestone has worn away.
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Agnes Hardine
Agnes Hardine was buried in the nave on 13th August 1720. Her original gravestone was taken up when the nave floor was re-laid.
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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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Sir Clement Clerke
Sir Clement Clerke was buried in the north cloister on 10th December 1693. His wife Sarah had been buried there on 13th November 1693.
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Westminster Abbey Marks Srebrenica Anniversary
Monday, 6th July 2015
A Solemn Commemoration for Srebrenica Memorial Day was held at Westminster Abbey at Noon on Monday 6th July.
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Sir John Salisbury
Soldier
Sir John Salisbury, one of the knights of the chamber of King Richard II, is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Richard Warburton
Politician
Richard Warburton, descended from the ancient family of Warburton, was buried in the south cloister on 29th October 1771, but he has no readable gravestone.
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Henry Grove
Soldier
The Hon. Henry Grove, Lieutenant General, who fought in Flanders under the Duke of Marlborough, was buried in the east cloister on 26th November 1736.
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Teresa Sciaccaluga
Maria Teresa Sciaccaluga, a daughter of Bartolomeo Valle, merchant, was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 2nd November 1766.
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Benjamin Fidoe
Benjamin Fidoe was buried in the cloisters. He was a verger from 1725 and in 1748 became butler and brewer to the College of Westminster.
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Rebecca Folliott
The Honourable Rebecca Folliott was buried in the north ambulatory on 9th September 1697. She was a daughter of Henry, Lord Folliott of Ballyshannon, Ireland.
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Adrian Drift
Adrian Drift was buried near the grave of poet Matthew Prior in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. But he has no monument or gravestone.
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Sir Charles Rich
Sailor
Sir Charles Rich, naval captain, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster in 1706 but has no memorial.