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Rose Garden
Jan Pancheri, Head Gardener at Westminster Abbey, shares her experience and insight about how the team care for England's oldest cultivated garden.
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Celebrating the Commonwealth
Celebrating Commonwealth Day, one of the most important dates in the Abbey's year.
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College Garden - Summer
In June and July, we construct a glass marquee, making College Garden an idyllic venue for a reception, gala dinner or corporate conference and lunch.
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John and Penelope Herbert
John Herbert, died 1659, was buried in St Nicholas' chapel and his wife Penelope (Bayning) died 1657 is buried in St John the Baptist's chapel . They have no monuments.
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Muzio Clementi
Musician and Composer
The Italian musician Muzio Clementi is buried in the south cloister of the Abbey. The directors of the Philharmonic Society requested his burial here.
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Sir Herbert Edwardes
Soldier
A memorial to Major General Sir Herbert Edwardes is on the wall of the west aisle of the north transept. It consists of a bust.
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Edward Cooke
Sailor
A memorial to Captain Edward Cooke, Royal Navy, is in St John the Evangelist's chapel, on the back of the wall which forms Wolfe's monument.
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Elizabeth Gibbons, Countess of Home
Elizabeth Gibbons, Countess Dowager of Home, was buried in a vault in St John the Baptist's chapel on 23rd January 1784 aged 80.
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Richard Jones, Earl of Ranelagh
Richard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, his first wife, son and two daughters are buried in St John the Baptist's chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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Edward Herbert
On a pillar in the north nave aisle is a white marble cartouche to Edward Herbert. This shows a winged cherub head at the base.
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Thomas Gassaway
Thomas Gassaway was a carpenter in Westminster and was buried in St Margaret's church on 19th November 1658. He has no remaining gravestone or monument.
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Charles Whitworth, Baron of Galway
Charles Whitworth, Baron of Galway, diplomat, died on 23rd October and was buried on 6th November 1725 in the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey.
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Humphrey and Thomas Persehouse
Thomas Persehouse (or Persehowse) and his son Humphrey were buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey. They have no markers.
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Sir Herbert Price
Politician and Soldier
Sir Herbert Price, Member of Parliament for Brecon in Wales, was buried on 3rd February 1678 but the location is not given in the register.
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Major General and Mary Lowther
Soldier
Major General Lowther and his mother Mary are buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey but have no marker.
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Nicholas Udall
Writer and Playwright
Nicholas Udall, or Uvedale, was buried in St Margaret's Church in 1556 but he has no gravestone or memorial. He was Head Master of Westminster School.
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Wreath Laid for Oscar Romero
Wednesday, 8th July 2015
A wreathlaying in memory of Saint Oscar Romero took place at Westminster Abbey on Tuesday 7th July.
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Join us for an Abbey Christmas
Wednesday, 22nd December 2021
Westminster Abbey invites everyone to join us this Christmas to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with traditional carols, festive readings and some very special performances.
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Ann Oldfield
Actor
Ann Oldfield, celebrated actress of her day, was buried in the nave’s south aisle. It was unusual for actors to be buried within the church.
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Edmund Allenby
Soldier
The ashes of Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, were buried in the Warriors Chapel (now St George's chapel) in Westminster Abbey.