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Sir Charles and Sir John Wolfe Barry
Architect and Engineer
In the nave is a brass covering the grave of architect Sir Charles Barry and a memorial window for his son, Sir John Wolfe Barry.
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Sir John Harpedon
Soldier
Sir John Harpedon, knight, who died in 1438, has a brass in the north ambulatory. He was originally buried in St John the Evangelist's chapel.
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John Hunter
Scientist, Physician and Doctor
John Hunter, surgeon and anatomist, was interred in St Martin in the Fields. When burials were removed from that church his remains were moved here.
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Richard Philipps
Soldier
In the north transept is a brass plate over the grave of Lt. General Richard Philipps. He was born in Pembrokeshire in 1661.
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Frederick Cavendish
Politician
In St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial window and a brass plaque to Lord Frederick Cavendish, Member of Parliament, who was murdered in Dublin.
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William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley
Lawyer
William Page Wood, Baron Hatherley, Lord Chancellor, and his wife Charlotte have memorial brasses in St Margaret's Church Westminster. Their memorial windows were destroyed in the war.
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Thomas, John & Hartwell Maude
Sailor
In St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial tablet to Thomas, John and Lucia Maude. Also a war damaged brass to Hartwell Maude.
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Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount Eversley
Lawyer
On the south wall of St Margaret's church is a brass in memory of Charles Shaw-Lefevre, Viscount Eversley (1794-1888), Speaker of the House of Commons.
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Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
The grave of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor, was originally covered by a brass depicting images of himself.
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Edmund Kyrton
Abbot
Edmund Kyrton or Kirton was Abbot of Westminster from 1440-1462. He is buried beneath a now lost brass in St Andrew's chapel Westminster Abbey.
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Thomas Bilson
Priest/Minister and Writer
Thomas Bilson, bishop of Winchester, is buried in the south ambulatory. The plate over his grave has been moved against the wall for better preservation.
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James Henry Monk
Priest/Minister
James Henry Monk, bishop and classical scholar, is buried in the north choir aisle. The brass over his grave is set in black Galway marble.
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Alfred Hipkins
Writer and Musician
In St Margaret's Church Westminster on the north wall is a brass memorial tablet to Alfred Hipkins, pianist and writer on musical instruments.
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Sir Thomas Nevill
In the north transept of Westminster Abbey are the graves of Sir Thomas Nevill and his wife Sarah, and their daughter Anne Elford.
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Robert Waldeby
Priest/Minister and Physician
The tomb of Robert de Waldeby is in St Edmund's chapel. The brass was raised up on a low dais in the late 19th century.
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Henry Francis Cary
Writer
Henry Francis Cary, translator of Dante's Divina Commedia into English is buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, not far from Shakespeare's memorial.
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John Denham
Engineer and Philanthropist
John Denham, a former mining engineer, gave money to set up the Warrior's chapel at Westminster Abbey (now dedicated to St George).
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John Beverley
John Beverley, valet or yeoman to Edward III, was buried in the south ambulatory of Westminster Abbey near the king's tomb. His mother was Matilda.
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Milman Children
In the north choir aisle is the grave, with brass letters, of three young children of Henry Hart Milman, Canon of Westminster 1835 to 1849.
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Sir Frank Lockwood
Politician and Lawyer
In the south aisle of St Margaret's church Westminster is a memorial brass to Sir Frank Lockwood, lawyer and politician. This was erected in 1899.