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Herbert Francis Westlake
Priest/Minister
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the Reverend Herbert Francis Westlake, Minor Canon of Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas, Lord Wentworth
Thomas. 1st Lord Wentworth, is buried in the chapel of St John the Evangelist. He seems never to have had a monument or gravestone.
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Sir William Payne-Galwey
Soldier
Sir William Payne-Galwey is buried in a vault in St Margaret's church. He has no inscribed gravestone and unfortunately his wall tablet is now obscured.
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Wentworth Dillon, Earl of Roscommon
Poet and Soldier
Poet and soldier Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon was buried on 21st January 1685 in Westminster Abbey near the "Shrine stairs".
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Samuel Foote
Actor
Samuel Foote, actor and playwright, was buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 3rd November 1777 but his grave has never been marked.
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Sir Henry Sumner Maine
Lawyer
Sir Henry Sumner Maine K.C.S.I. has a black and white marble memorial on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept.
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Sir Herbert Price
Politician and Soldier
Sir Herbert Price, Member of Parliament for Brecon in Wales, was buried on 3rd February 1678 but the location is not given in the register.
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John Darcy
Politician and Soldier
John Darcy died of quinsy on 6th and was buried on 11th January 1689 near one of the pews (so presumably in the Quire area).
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Major General and Mary Lowther
Soldier
Major General Lowther and his mother Mary are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but have no marker.
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Garret and Norton Fitzgerald
Garret Fitzgerald and his wife and family are buried in St Margaret's church and have a memorial. Norton Fitzgerald's tablet is now hidden from view.
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Aldam and John Frame
Gardener
Aldam and John Frame (Freame) held the post of gardener at Westminster Abbey and are buried in the south cloister.
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A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey
A joyful noise: the bells of Westminster Abbey:.
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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence
A small gilt bronze statuette (or weeper) of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, can be seen on the tomb of his father Edward III.
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Mary Trevor
Writer and Poet
Mary Trevor was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 29th March 1780 aged 71. She was unmarried.
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Sir Edward Rogers
Politician
Sir Edward Rogers, Comptroller of the Household of Elizabeth I, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Master
At the east end of the south cloister is a monument to Thomas Master. Thomas attended Westminster School in the Abbey precincts, where he died.
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Richard Steward
Dean and Priest/Minister
Richard Steward was nominated Dean of Westminster but he followed the future Charles II into exile during the English Civil War so was never installed.
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Richard Annesley, Lord Altham
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr Richard Annesley, Lord Altham was buried in St Benedict's chapel on 25th November 1701, next to the monument of Cardinal Simon Langham.
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Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough
A memorial to Elizabeth, Countess of Mexborough is on the wall of St John the Baptist's chapel. This shows a woman grieving beside an urn.
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Jeremiah Horrocks
Astronomer
By the west door in the nave is a memorial to astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks. The inscription was set into a plain piece of white marble within the Conduitt monument.