Some Notable People Buried Here -- St. Marylebone Church, Marylebone High Street, Westminster, UK
N 51° 31.311 W 000° 09.106
30U E 697590 N 5711705
Third of three historic plaques along the western wall of the Garden of Rest at St. Marylebone Parish Church in Westminster.
Waymark Code: WMT0GD
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/03/2016
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The waymark coordinates are for the entrance to the Garden of Rest, which is the old churchyard cemetery at St. Marylebone Parish Church.
Three plaques in a line along the western wall of the Garden of Rest, affixed next to each other. Each contains some of the history of the church and those who are buried here.
This marker is the last of the three, and reads as follows:
"SOME NOTABLE PEOPLE BURIED HERE
Edward Forset, Lord of the Manor 1630
Sir Edmund Douce, Cupbearer to 2 Queens 1644
Dame Francis Howland, 1668
Claudius de Crespigny and his wife, 1695
Maria de Vierville, French refugees 1708
Humphrey Wanley, Librarian 1726
James Figg, Pugilist 1734
James Gibbs, Architect 1754
Edmund Hoyle, Writer on games 1769
John Rhysback, Sculptor 1770
John Allen, Royal Apothecary 1774
James Ferguson, Astronomer 1776
Allen Ramsey, Painter 1784
Charles Wesley, Divine 1788
Stephen Storace, Composer 1796
George Stubbs, Painter 1806
3rd Duke of Portland, Lord of the Manor, 1809
Caroline Watson, Engraver 1814"
Type of Historic Marker: plaque
Historical Marker Issuing Authority: St Marylebone Parish Church
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