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Anne (Stanhope), Duchess of Somerset & Jane Seymour
Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset is buried in St Nicholas' chapel. In the chapel of St Edmund is a monument to her daughter Lady Jane.
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Hugh Chamberlen
Physician and Doctor
In the north choir aisle is a large memorial to Dr Hugh Chamberlen. It consists of marbles with an effigy of Hugh in doctor's gown.
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John Redman
Priest/Minister
The Reverend Dr John Redman was a Canon and Sub-Dean of Westminster and was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey.
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St Maximilian Kolbe
Priest/Minister
St Maximilian Kolbe is one of ten martyrs with a memorial statue above the west door of Westminster Abbey. He offered his own life to save a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Richard Kane
Soldier
In the west aisle of the north transept is a memorial to military commander Richard Kane. It consists of a monument in marble.
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Francis Fitzmaurice, Earl of Kerry
Francis Fitzmaurice, 3rd Earl of Kerry and his wife Anastasia are buried in St Andrew's chapel. He erected a large monument to his wife.
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Frederic and Cyril Farrar
Writer and Priest/Minister
The Reverend Frederic William Farrar and his son Cyril Lytton Farrar have memorials in St Margaret's church Westminster. Frederic was Rector at the church from 1876.
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Ignatius Sancho
Writer, Musician, Playwright and Abolitionist
Ignatius Sancho, composer, writer, slave abolitionist and actor, died in 1780 and has a memorial in St Margaret's Westminster.
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A Reflection on thanks
Friday, 24th April 2020
Each morning at round about the same time, I stand at the top of a staircase looking out of my temporary home onto the streets of Westminster.
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Autumn season of events celebrates human dignity
Tuesday, 26th September 2023
A new season of events at Westminster Abbey this autumn, Dignity, will remember those whose impact on national life may have been overlooked or forgotten.
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Sir John and Lord Thomas Burgh
Soldier
Sir John Burgh [or Borough] and his brother Thomas, 5th Lord Burgh are both buried in the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey.
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John Gay
Poet and Playwright
John Gay, poet and dramatist, was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. His monument was moved to the triforium and can be seen there.
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William Anne Villettes
Soldier
A memorial to Lt. General William Anne Villettes was erected in St John the Evangelist's chapel. It was later moved to St Andrew's chapel.
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Nicholas and Robert Leke, Earls of Scarsdale
Nicholas Leke, 2nd Earl of Scarsdale and his son Robert are buried in the vault of Baron Hunsdon in St John the Baptist's chapel.
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William Wragg
In the south choir aisle is a memorial to William Wragg. The inscription reads: Sacred to the memory of William Wragg Esqr. of South Carolina.
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John Hay
Priest/Minister
The Reverend John Hay is buried in the south cloister. On the wall is a mural monument by the sculptor Michael Rysbrack.
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Thomas Ralph Winstanley
In the east cloister of Westminster Abbey is a memorial tablet to Thomas Ralph Winstanley. He is buried nearby, as are his father the Revd. Thomas Winstanley and his mother Sylvia.
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George Herbert
Poet
In St George's chapel in Westminster Abbey is a two light stained glass window to the memory of poets George Herbert and William Cowper.
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Christopher Marlowe
Poet and Playwright
A memorial to playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe was unveiled in 2002 in the new window, by Graham Jones, in Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey.
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Alfred Lyttelton
Politician, Diplomat and Lawyer
On the south wall in St Margaret's church is a memorial to politician, lawyer and sportsman Alfred Lyttelton. The sculpture includes an oval relief portrait.