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Tomb of Sir Philip Sidney, St.Paul's Cathedral

The lost tomb of Sir Philip Sidney (died 1586).
In the old St.Paul's Cathedral, London.
There was a wall memorial to him.
The cathedral and wall memorial were destroyed in the Great Fire of London 1666.

Funeral procession of Sir Philip Sidney.
See full size. From here.

Memorial to Sir Philip Sidney in St.Paul's Cathedral.
From p.109 of [Dugdale, 1658].

Extract from p.21 of [Benham, 1902].
Shows the Sidney memorial was a wall tablet.
Its exact location is discussed below.

Close-up of the E end of the cathedral.
From here in Wenceslaus Hollar Collection at University of Toronto.
See full plan.

• At the E end of the cathedral was the Lady Chapel (Chapel of St.Mary). To the N of it was the chapel of St. George (49) and to the S of it was the chapel of St. Dunstan (50).
• Pages 20-21 of [Benham, 1902] say the Sidney memorial tablet was on the wall, but the location is unclear.
• Benham goes to what he calls the S side of the Lady Chapel. He starts with the monuments of Henry Wengham (28) and Eustace Fauconbridge (27) and William Rythyn (22) and Richard Lychfield (24) and Sir Nicholas Bacon (18). He then says the Sidney memorial is "in the same chapel". And then he notes Sir Christopher Hatton (26).

The old Sidney memorial was destroyed in 1666.
This more modern memorial exists at the new St.Paul's Cathedral.
Photo 2001 from findagrave. Also here.
It is or was close to the Nelson tomb in the crypt.