Monks were first brought to Westminster in about 960 AD by St Dunstan, then Bishop of London. The Monastery spread out over the area now occupied by Westminster Abbey and Westminster School The earliest surviving parts of the buildings are from about 1245.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Westminster Monastery
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Tachbrook - Abbots
Abbots House To commemorate the Abbots of the Monastery of Westminster who fo...
Other Subjects
William Gilson Humphry
William Gilson Humphry was born on 30 January 1815 in Sudbury, Suffolk, the eldest of the six children of William Wood Humphry (1787-1865) and Betsy Ann Humphry née Gilson (1790-1862). He was bapti...
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Bishop Richard Challoner
Vicar-apostolic of the London District. Died Old Gloucester Street.
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Rabbi Leo Baeck
Rabbi and theologian. Born in Leszno, in the German province of Posen, (now in Poland). He served as leader of Liberal Judaism in his native country and internationally, and later represented all G...
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Albert Barff
Head of the choir school at St Pauls. When he died he was vicar of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, and Prebendary of St. Paul's. Andrew Behan and kindly researched this entry for us: Born 2 Paradise Pl...
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