Benedict Arnold's Grave at St. Mary’s Battersea in London, England

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Benedict Arnold and Peggy Shippen’s grave marker in St. Mary’s Crypt amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Several coffin plates are on display in the crypt amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User The crypt has been converted into a multi-use community center, but you can still visit the Arnold’s gravesite. amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Description of coffin plates on display in the crypt amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Benedict Arnold stained-glass window amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Grave Marker of Benedict Arnold, his wife Peggy, and their daughter Sophia amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Churchyard behind St. Mary’s amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User Benedict Arnold and Peggy Shippen’s grave marker in St.

Mary’s amyjojacks / Atlas Obscura User St. Mary's Church, quietly nestled along the south side of the river Thames, serves as the final resting spot for the infamous Revolutionary War turncoat Benedict Arnold, his equally infamous wife Peggy Shippen Arnold, who relocated to London after their plans to surrender West Point and Commander George Washington went awry. The crypt now serves as a community space, making for a more humble spot for eternal rest than some of the other famous players involved in their story (John André, for instance, who was the third conspirator in their plot, is buried quite grandly in the Nave at Westminster).

Upstairs, there is a modern stained glass window installed in the 1970s serving as a tribute to Arnold, a man whose motivations have long been a source of historical dispute and fascination. There are also modern stained glass windows honoring poet William Blake (who was married in the church in 1782), painter J.M.W. Turner (who painted many of his riverscapes from the vestry), and botanist William Curtis (who collected floral samples from the church grounds).

The original church was built on the site in 800 AD, and the current building was finished in 1777. Mary's Battersea is a working Anglican church and is free to visit and open to the public. Get more unusual and extraordinary places each week with the Atlas Obscura Places newsletter.

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