Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Buried in Westminster Abbey


The King ordered his burial in the Abbey and his grave has been pointed out to visitors ever since. Parr is celebrated by a monument reared to his memory in Westminster Abbey.
He was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey
He was buried in Westminster Abbey by order of King Charles I. The inscription on his small white marble gravestone in the centre of the South Transept reads:
‘Old Parr’ as he was known was buried at Westminster Abbey by order of the King. He was buried in the south transept of Westminster Abbey where the inscription over his grave reads: