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Sir James Wright
Diplomat
On 28th November 1785 Sir James Wright was buried in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his gravestone is now rather faint.
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Canada Club Gift
The Canada Club gave a gift of two chairs and two faldstools to Westminster Abbey in memory of Canadians who fell in the 1939-1945 War.
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Edward, Lord Herbert of Cherbury
The grave of Edward, 3rd Lord Herbert of Cherbury and 3rd Baron of Castle Island is in St Edmund's chapel. The stone has been re-cut.
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George Graham
Scientist
George Graham, clock and instrument maker, was a son of George Graham (d.1679) and his wife Isobel. He was probably born in 1673 near Carlisle.
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William Murray, Lord Mansfield
Statesman, Lawyer and Abolitionist
William Murray, Earl of Mansfield was buried in the north transept and has a large monument by John Flaxman.
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Thomas Tompion
Scientist
Thomas Tompion, called the finest English clockmaker of all time, is buried in the centre part of the nave. The inscription on has been re-cut.
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Sir James Croft
Soldier
Sir James Croft, governor of Berwick upon Tweed and Lord Deputy of Ireland, was buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Spring Family
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is a gravestone for various members of the Spring family. The inscription is faint in places.
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Harold Costley-White
Priest/Minister
The ashes of Harold Costley-White, Canon of Westminster 1936-1938 and Head Master of Westminster School, are buried in the vault of the Islip chapel.
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Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth
Charles Berkeley, 1st Earl of Falmouth was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 22nd June 1665.
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Thomas Panton
Soldier
Colonel Thomas Panton, reformed gambler, is buried in a vault in the chapel of St John the Baptist in Westminster Abbey.
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Sir Humphrey Stanley
Soldier
On the floor of the chapel of St Nicholas in Westminster Abbey is a brass to Sir Humphrey Stanley who died in 1505.
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Sir Robert Stapylton
Playwright
Playwright Sir Robert Stapylton (or Stapleton) is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey. He seems never to have an inscribed gravestone.
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Colen Campbell
Architect and Lawyer
Colen Campbell, architect, was buried in the south cloister on 13th September 1729 but he never seems to have had an inscribed gravestone.
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Dorothy Howard Graham
Dorothy, eldest daughter of William Howard was buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 17th December 1701.
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Earl of Carlisle Children
Politician and Soldier
Several children of the Howard family, Earls of Carlisle, are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel. Their names are inscribed on a marble stone.
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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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Andrew Bonar Law
Statesman
The ashes of statesman and Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law are buried in the nave. He was a Canadian by birth and Scots by descent.
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John and Edward Willis
Carpenter
In the west cloister of Westminster Abbey is the grave of John Willis, Abbey carpenter, his son Edward and niece Ann.
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William Julius
Sailor
In the south choir aisle is a tablet for Captain William Julius. The border is decorated with flowers, cherub heads and a winged death’s head.