Thomas Telford, one of Britain's greatest engineers, was buried in the centre part of the nave of Westminster Abbey on 10th September 1834, having died on the 2nd at 24 Abingdon Street, Westminster.

Robert Stephenson, called the greatest engineer of the nineteenth century, was buried beside Thomas Telford in the centre part of the nave of Westminster Abbey. He was born on 16th October 1803 near ...

In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a monument to Thomas Thynne (Thynn) who was murdered in the Haymarket in London. The sculptor was Arnold Quellin. It shows a reclining semi-draped ...

Most of the information about the life of this agricultural labourer who found fame because of his longevity is recorded in John Taylor's pamphlet printed in 1635 entitled The Old, Old, Very Old Man ...

The illustration shows the bond in the Westminster Abbey archives signed by Thomas, John Whitney and others in 1632 (Westminster Abbey Muniment 28586 which has his seal also). His sons Robert and ...

In the north transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of the celebrated physician Thomas Willis and his wife and daughter. The current stone was dedicated in 1961 to replace the original. The Latin ...

In the chapel of St Andrew in Westminster Abbey is a white marble tablet, with a profile medallion, to the memory of Thomas Young, physician, physicist, writer and Coptic scholar. The sculptor was Sir ...

A memorial to Dr Thomas Arnold, famous head master, is now on a ledge in the north west tower chapel in the nave of Westminster Abbey. It consists of a half length bust in white marble on a square ...

Thomas Sprat, Dean of Westminster 1683-1713, is buried in St Nicholas’s chapel in Westminster Abbey. His son Thomas lies with him. The Latin inscription on their gravestone can be translated as: ...

In the south choir aisle of Westminster Abbey is a large tablet in memory of the Reverend Dr Thomas Knipe (d.1711), Head Master of Westminster School and Prebendary of Westminster. He was probably the ...

Westminster and baptised at St John the Evangelist church - Thomas Cribb, Margaret Emma, Daisy, Christina, Walter, Roland George, Dorothy (later Mrs Hunt), and Edith. He worked as a carpenter at the ...

On 16th January 1928 the ashes of the poet and writer Thomas Hardy were buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, immediately to the north of the grave of Charles Dickens. But his heart is buried ...