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Plaque

Old Church Garden - burials

Inscription

Some notable people buried here.
1630 Edward Forset, Lord of the Manor
1644 Sir Edmund Douce, Cupbearer to 2 Queens
1668 Dame Francis Howland
1695 Claudius de Crespigny and his wife
1708 Maria de Vierville, French refugees
1726 Humphrey Wanley, librarian
1734 James Figg, pugilist
1754 James Gibbs, architect
1769 Edmond Hoyle, writer on games
1770 John Rysbrack, sculptor
1774 John Allen, royal apothecary
1776 James Ferguson, astronomer
1784 Allan Ramsay, painter
1788 Charles Wesley, divine
1796 Stephen Storace, composer
1806 George Stubbs, painter
1809 3rd Duke of Portland, Lord of the Manor
1814 Caroline Watson, engraver

The right-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

Site: Old St Marylebone Parish Church Garden (5 memorials)

W1, Marylebone High Street

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Old Church Garden - burials

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John Allen

Royal apothecary

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William Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

Lord of the Manor. William Bentinck. Tory Prime Minister in 1783 and 1807-09....

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Claudius de Crespigny

French refugee, husband of Maria de Vierville.

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Maria de Vierville

French refugee, wife of Claudius de Crespigny.

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Sir Edmund Douce

Cupbearer to 2 queens

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
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Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher

Old Church Garden - Alfred Coucher

On the curved wall at the entrance to the garden.

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Old Church Garden - facts

Old Church Garden - facts

The left-most of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Old Church Garden - site

Old Church Garden - site

The middle of 3 plaques on the back wall of the garden.

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Old Church Garden - Wesley tomb

Old Church Garden - Wesley tomb

We don't normally include graves but since this has been moved it is now eff...

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