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Lady Anne Bertie
Lady Anne Bertie was buried in St Michael's chapel at Westminster Abbey on 22nd March 1661 but she has no marker or monument.
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John Smeaton
Engineer
In the north aisle of the nave is a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton. It includes an inlay of Smeaton's famous work, Eddystone lighthouse.
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Roger Townshend
Soldier
The Honourable Lieutenant Colonel Roger Townshend has a monument in the south aisle of the nave. He is buried at Albany, New York.
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Gilbert Crispin
Abbot
The effigy of Abbot Gilbert Crispin is now under an arch beneath the stone bench of the south cloister. It is the oldest effigy here.
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Royal Wedding Bouquet Returned to Abbey
Sunday, 1st May 2011
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has sent the bouquet she carried during her wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey back to the Abbey to rest on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior.
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Sir Thomas Bromley
Politician
Sir Thomas Bromley died on 12th April 1587 and was buried in the chapel of St Paul in Westminster Abbey. He was born in 1530.
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Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester
In the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey is a large monument to Winifred, Marchioness of Winchester. It is attributed to sculptor Garrett Johnson.
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Esther John
A statue to this modern martyr, Esther John, was unveiled in July 1998 and stands above the west entrance to Westminster Abbey. Sculptor Neil Simmons.
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Joseph Dalby
Joseph Dalby, apothecary, was buried at the east of the south cloister on 27th July 1784. He seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Sarah Mildmay
Sarah Mildmay, wife of Humphrey Mildmay of Queen Camel in Somerset, was buried in the south transept, at the entry to St Benedict's chapel.
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Charles Cornwall
Sailor
Admiral Charles Cornwall of Berrington in Herefordshire was buried in the south aisle (presumably of the nave) of Westminster Abbey on 27th November 1718.
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Sir Richard Lane
Politician
Sir Richard Lane, Member of Parliament for Worcester 1727-1731 and one-time Mayor of that city, was buried in the north ambulatory of Westminster Abbey.
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Robert de Thweng
Soldier
On the wall of the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey is the painted shield of Robert de Thweng (or Thwing).
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William Johnson
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr William Johnson, Sub-Almoner to the King, was buried in north transept of Westminster Abbey on 12th March 1667 (in modern dating).
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L.J. & Mary Skaggs
Philanthropist
Levi Justin Skaggs and his wife Mary Cornelia (Dee) were generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. In Henry VII's chapel are two windows.
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John Broxholme
Politician
John Broxholme of Lincolnshire was a member of the Long Parliament and was buried on 5th March 1647 but nothing marks his grave.
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William Forbes
In the north transept is the grave of William Forbes. The arms carved on the stone are quarterly Forbes with Preston of Formantine.
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Ann Whytell
Ann Whytell or Whytall was buried in the north aisle of the nave on 22nd August 1788. Her sister Elizabeth erected a monument to her.
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William and Catherine Gladstone
Statesman
In 1903 a statue to William Gladstone, Prime Minister, was unveiled. A gravestone, to William and his wife Catherine, was put in after Catherine’s death.
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Sir Richard Price
Sir Richard Price or Pryse was buried in St Paul's chapel but nothing marks his grave. He was the eldest son of Sir John Pryse.