Interments and tombs in the Chapel
Between 1565 and 1886 many deceased members of Trinity 
were interred in this building, the earliest being John Beaumont, the brother of Trinity’s fifth Master, the Calvinist Robert Beaumont, and the latest being the Master W.H. Thompson, who died in 1886.
The former is one of two brass memorials set into the floor; the second is also a Beaumont - though actually spelled 'Beamont' on the brass.
Only one woman is interred in the Ante-Chapel: 'Elizmar' Smith, who was the sister of the eighteenth-century Master Robert Smith.
Further burials are now forbidden unless sanctioned by the Home Office. Transcriptions and translations of the tombstones and memorials are published in James Clackson’s work of 1990.
Many of the original tombstones were replaced by Victorian slabs, presumably owing to Chapel refurbishments. The identity of some burials is a matter of conjecture: 'N.C. 1633' might be Nicholas Carter, a Scholar, or Nathanael Cole; 'A.H.' is probably Andrew Hacket, a Fellow who died in 1788; and 'H.P.' might be Howell Price, a Fellow who died on 30th December 1697. Some of the burials disappeared altogether, such as that of 'I.B.', dated 19th October 1598. and the brass of William Lyfe, Fellow, who died in July 1569 aged twenty-five.
The controversial Master Richard Bentley was buried beneath a small tombstone to the left of the altar – safely out of the sight of most visitors; this bears no mention of his position as Master.
Click on the link below for a gallery of all the tombstones. Most of the pictures lead to more information about the people buried here. You can also use the interactive index.
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