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• David Walter Morgan

  Priest/Minister

  In the north cloister is a tablet near the grave of the Reverend David Walter Morgan. He was a Lay Vicar in the Abbey choir.

• Scipio Le Squire

  Historian

  Scipio Le Squire (or Squyer), antiquary and collector, was buried in the east cloister on 29th September 1659, near his friend Arthur Agard.

• Harry Barker

  Priest/Minister

  The Reverend Dr Harry Barker was a prebendary of Westminster from 1716-1740 and is buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey.

• William de Humez

  Abbot

  William de Humez became Abbot of Westminster on 4th May 1214 and was buried in the south cloister. His worn effigy still remains.

• Thomas Baltzar

  Musician and Composer

  Thomas Baltzar, the most famous violinist of his day, was buried in the cloisters at Westminster Abbey on 27th July 1663.

• 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.

• Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester

  Statesman

  Dudley Carleton, Viscount Dorchester and his first wife are buried in St Paul's chapel. He has a large monument and effigy by sculptor Nicholas Stone.

• Sir William Trussell

  Statesman

  Sir William Trussell was buried in St Michael's chapel in Westminster Abbey. A legacy was received from him by the Abbey sacrist in 1346-1347.

• Christopher Sutton

  Priest/Minister

  Dr Christopher Sutton was a prebendary (clergyman) at Westminster Abbey from 1605 until his death in May or June 1629.

• John Davis

  Soldier

  Colonel John Davis was buried in the south aisle of the nave of Westminster Abbey on 16th December 1725. His gravestone is no longer readable.

• Susanna Gunning

  Novelist

  Susanna Gunning, novelist, was buried in the north cloister on 5th September 1800 aged 60. She seems never to have had an inscribed gravestone.

• Edward Glanvill

  Edward Glanvill was buried in the south cloister of Westminster Abbey, adjoining the stone to William Shield. The stone is a little faint.

• John Osbaldeston

  John Osbaldeston was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, not far from the grave of a fellow royal servant Thomas Chiffinch.

• L.J. & Mary Skaggs

  Philanthropist

  Levi Justin Skaggs and his wife Mary Cornelia (Dee) were generous benefactors to the Westminster Abbey restoration appeal. In Henry VII's chapel are two windows.

• The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries

  High above the Abbey floor, the Galleries in the beautiful 13th century triforium display our greatest treasures and tell the story of our thousand-year history.

• O Dayspring

  Discover the Great O Antiphons with Westminster Abbey, and take part in this Advent tradition.

• Poet Laureates

  Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner.