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George Preston
Priest/Minister
In the section of the cloister of Westminster Abbey called the Dark Cloister is a wall memorial to the Reverend George Preston.
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Dame Anne Carey (Carew)
In the centre of the quire pavement is the gravestone of Anne Carey. When the paving in this area was laid her grave wasn’t disturbed.
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Sir Walter Scott
Writer
A bust of eminent novelist Sir Walter Scott was unveiled in Poets' Corner in 1897. It was the gift of a group of Scott's admirers.
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John Parsons
Musician and Composer
John Parsons, organist and composer, is buried in the cloisters. He was the Abbey's Master of Choristers from 1613-1623, and Organist from 1621.
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Peregrine Bertie
On the north west wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial to Peregrine Bertie who died in 1721 and his wife Rachel.
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Robert Southey (gardener)
Robert Southey was gardener at Westminster Abbey. He also held the post of Keeper of the Orchards and tended the lamps in the precincts.
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John Storr
Sailor
In the chapel of St John the Evangelist is a tablet and bust to Rear Admiral John Storr. He is buried in the north transept.
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Paul Dirac
Scientist, Mathematician and Physicist
Probably the greatest English physicist since Newton, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born on 8th August 1902 in Bristol. He was awarded the Nobel Prize.
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Walter Hines Page
Diplomat
In the vestibule of the Chapter House is a memorial to American Ambassador Walter Hines Page. He was ambassador in England during the Great War.
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Dame Mary Bond
Dame Mary Bond was buried on 11th August 1696 in the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey but she has no gravestone or monument.
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Philip Ludlow
Sailor
Philip Ludlow was buried in 1650 in the south ambulatory. He was probably buried in the Abbey due to the influence of his brother.
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Richard Lucas
Priest/Minister
Dr Richard Lucas is buried in the south transept. In 1677 he published the first of many works, Practical Christianity, and was a noted preacher.
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Thomas Arnwaye
Philanthropist
On the north wall of St Margaret's church Westminster is a monument to Thomas Arnwaye (Arnway) and his wife Margaret.
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Robert Southey
Poet
On the wall of Poets' Corner, near Shakespeare's memorial, is a mural monument with bust to poet Robert Southey. The sculptor was Henry Weekes.
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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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Henry Newport, Earl of Bradford
Politician
Henry Newport, Earl of Bradford, Baron Newport of High Ercall, Lord Lieutenant and Custos of Shropshire was buried in the Duke of Ormond's vault.
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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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Henry Carr
In the south transept is the grave of Major Henry Carr. It is worn on one side but the name can still be seen.
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Mary Shelvocke
Mary Shelvocke was buried in the west cloister on 1st August 1761. Her stone has now nearly worn away and the inscription is very faint.
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John Dudley Carleton
The ashes of John Dudley Carleton, Head Master of Westminster School, are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel in Westminster Abbey.