The mortal remains of John Hunter are preserved under this monumental brass in the floor of Westminster Abbey in London since 1859. The brass tablet was made by Hardmans of Birmingham and is set in pink Peterhead granite in the north aisle of the nave.
The inscription reads as follows: “Beneath are deposited the remains of John Hunter. Born at Long Calderwood Lanarkshire N.B. [North Britain ie. Scotland] on the 13th of February 1728. Died in London on the 16th of October 1793. His remains were removed from the Church of St Martins in the Fields to this Abbey on the 28th of March 1859. The Royal College of Surgeons of England have placed this Tablet over the grave of Hunter to record their admiration of his genius as a gifted interpreter of the Divine Power and Wisdom at work in the Laws of Organic Life, and their grateful veneration for his service to mankind as the Founder of Scientific Surgery”.
More information in the Abbey’s official website.
- Photos by Luca Borghi @ (August 2026)
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