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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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John Gadbury
Writer and Astronomer
Dr John Gadbury, writer, astrologer and astronomer, was buried in St Margaret's Church Westminster on 28th March 1704. He has no memorial.
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John Flete
Historian and Priest/Minister
John Flete was Prior and historian of Westminster Abbey. He died in 1466 and was presumably buried in the Abbey or cloisters.
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John Spottiswood
Priest/Minister
John Spottiswood, Archbishop of St Andrews, died in London of a fever and was buried with great pomp in the chapel of St Benedict.
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John Philips
Poet
Poet John Philips is commemorated in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His standing monument of white marble is next to that of Geoffrey Chaucer.
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Marks Centenary
Tuesday, 23rd May 2017
A minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester attack was held before a Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Centenary of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission at Westminster Abbey on 23rd May. HRH The Duke of Kent attended the service.
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George, Duke of Kent, son of George V
Soldier and Sailor
On 29th November 1934, George Edward, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, in Westminster Abbey.
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John Thorndyke
John Thorndike (Thorndyke), younger brother of Abbey clergyman Herbert Thorndike, emigrated to New England in the early 1630s and married Elizabeth Stratton. He is buried in the east cloister of the Abbey.
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John Churchill
Carpenter
On a pillar in St Margaret's church is a marble cartouche for master carpenter John Churchill. He served the King and later Queen Anne.
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John Shepherd
Musician and Composer
John Shepherd, singer and composer, died in 1558 and was buried at St Margaret's Westminster. He has no marker or memorial.
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Wreath laid for Anthony Trollope
Monday, 7th December 2015
A Wreath laying to Commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of Anthony Trollope was held at Westminster Abbey on Friday 4th December 2015. His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent laid the wreath.
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Sir John Major gives One People Oration
Monday, 13th November 2017
Sir John Major gave the annual One People Oration at Westminster Abbey on 6th November, peaking on the theme The Responsibilities of Democracy.
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Sir John Salisbury
Soldier
Sir John Salisbury, one of the knights of the chamber of King Richard II, is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Metropolitan Police Service holds Abbey carol service
Thursday, 20th December 2018
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the Metropolitan Police Carol Service at Westminster Abbey on Wednesday 19th December 2018.
Metropolitan Police Carol Service HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
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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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John and James Collier
John Collier and his brother James are both buried in the north cloister. No gravestones remain for them but there is a tablet for John.
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Sir John Ogle & son
Soldier
Lt. Colonel Sir John Ogle was buried in the Abbey on 17th March 1640. He was the fifth son of Thomas and his wife Jane.
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Sir John Webster
Sir John Webster was buried within Westminster Abbey on 14th April 1675. He was described as having been Commissary for the Emperor of all Russia.
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Sir John Corbet
Sir John Corbet, 2nd Baronet of Stoke in Shropshire was buried in Westminster Abbey in February 1665. There is no marker or monument for him.
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Sir John Davis
Philanthropist
Sir John Davis was chairman of Westminster Abbey Trust from 1973-1985, the organisation which raised millions for the restoration of the exterior of Westminster Abbey.