Bath Abbey [Map]

Bath Abbey is in Bath, Somerset [Map].

On 20 Jul 1618 Bishop James Montagu (age 50) died. He was buried at Bath Abbey [Map].

In 1639 Jane Whitmore (age 52) died. She was buried at Bath Abbey [Map].

On or before 10 Apr 1644, the date he was buried at Bath Abbey [Map], where he has a monument, John Malet (age 50) died.

Evelyn's Diary. 27 Jun 1654. The facciáta of this cathedral [Map] is remarkable for its historical carving. the King's Bath is esteemed the fairest in Europe. The town is entirely built of stone, but the streets narrow, uneven and unpleasant. Here, we trifled and bathed, and intervisited with the company who frequent the place for health, till the 30th, and then went to Bristol, a city emulating London, not for its large extent, but manner of building, shops, bridge, traffic, exchange, market-place, etc. The Governor of showed us the castle, of no great concernment. The city wholly mercantile, as standing near the famous Severn, commodiously for Ireland, and the Western world. Here I first saw the manner of refining sugar and casting it into loaves, where we had a collection of eggs fried in the sugar furnace, together with excellent Spanish wine. But, what appeared most stupendous to me, was the rock of St. Vincent, a little distance from the town, the precipice whereof is equal to anything of that nature I have seen in the most confragose cataracts of the Alps, the river gliding between them at an extraordinary depth. Here, we went searching for diamonds, and to the Hot Wells, at its foot. There is also on the side of this horrid Alp a very romantic seat: and so we returned to Bath in the evening, and July 1st to Cadenham.

Pepy's Diary. 14 Jun 1668. Sunday. Up, and walked up and down the town [Map], and saw a pretty good market-place, and many good streets, and very fair stone-houses. And so to the great Church [Map], and there saw Bishop Montagu's tomb1 and, when placed, did there see many brave people come, and, among others, two men brought in, in litters, and set down in the chancel to hear: but I did not know one face. Here a good organ; but a vain, pragmatical fellow preached a ridiculous, affected sermon, that made me angry, and some gentlemen that sat next me, and sang well.

Note 1. James Montagu, Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1608, and of Winchester in 1616-died 1618. He was uncle to the Earl of Sandwich, whose mother was Pepys's aunt. Hence Pepys's curiosity respecting the tomb. B.

On 23 Feb 1714 Charles Godfrey (age 68) died in Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried in Bath Abbey [Map].

In 1728 Thomas Chicot was appointed organist at Bath Abbey [Map] until his death in 1766 some thirty-eight years later.

On 14 May 1752 Miles Stapylton 4th Baronet (age 44) died. He was buried at Bath Abbey [Map] on 18 May 1752. His brother Brian Stapylton 5th Baronet (age 40) succeeded 5th Baronet Stapylton Stapleton of Myton in Yorkshire.

On 12 Feb 1761 Richard "Beau King of Bath" Nash (age 86) died in Bath, Somerset [Map]. He was buried in Bath Abbey [Map].

On or before 23 Jul 1767 Alice Lucy Whitefoord Baroness Vernon was born to John Whitefoord 3rd Baronet (age 33). She was baptised on 23 Jul 1767 at Bath Abbey [Map].

On 02 Mar 1774 Marmaduke Asty Wyvill 7th Baronet (deceased) was buried at Bath Abbey [Map]. Baronet Wyvill of Constable Burton in Yorkshire dormant. There aappear to have been heirs in America descended from Darcy Wyvill.

On 17 Apr 1787 Nigel Gresley 6th Baronet (age 60) died. He was buried on 21 Apr 1787 in Bath Abbey [Map]. His son Nigel Bowyer Gresley 7th Baronet (age 34) succeeded 7th Baronet Gresley of Drakelow in Derbyshire.

On or before 22 May 1793 Elizabeth Wynn Lady Gresley. She was buried in Bath Abbey [Map] on 22 May 1793.

On 11 Aug 1809 Elizabeth Dormer Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford (age 85) died. She was buried at Bath Abbey [Map].

On 27 Apr 1827 Henry Forster Mills (age 58) died. He was buried at Bath Abbey [Map].