auctioneer and playwright Thomas Mackworth (d.1744), baronet Joseph Richards (d.1738), baronet Thomas Scheemakers (1740–1808), sculptor Giovanna Sestini (1749–1814), opera singer Giambattista Tocco, Duke de Sicignano (c.1760–1793), ambassador from the Kingdom of Naples to Great Britain, committed suicide shortly after his arrival in London in 1793. Henry Sidgier, holder of a 1782 patent on a design for a washing machine Duncan Stewart of Ardsheal, clan chief Benjamin Turney (1755–1836), doctor trained at St Thomas. Lived for some years in Jamaica on Golden Grove Sugar Plantation. Joseph Wall, governor of Coree in West Africa, hanged for flogging a soldier to death Ned Ward, publican and comic author (no memorial) Samuel Webbe, composer (monument and inscription survives but its upper obelisk is missing) Jonathan Wild, criminal John Wittewrong (d.1743), baronet Abraham Woodhead, academic William Woollett, engraver (no monument, despite not being listed on the Burdett Coutts memorial as an important grave lost). Woollett certainly was important as he was nationally recognised by a memorial in Westminster Abbey. Popular culture On 28 July 1968, The Beatles were photographed in the churchyard grounds, in a famous series of pictures designed to promote the single "Hey Jude" and the White Album. A memorial bench bears a plaque commemorating the group's "Mad Day Out". The video for Lene Lovich's 1979 hit "Bird Song" was filmed in the church and churchyard. In 2013, British R&B singer Sam Smith performed two concerts at the church. The live version of "I've Told You Now" was included on deluxe editions of their album In the Lonely Hour. On 24 September 2014, singer Claudia Brücken, best known for her work with German electronic group Propaganda, performed a solo show at the church. St Pancras Old Church is frequently mentioned in the Bryant and May detective series by author Christopher Fowler. References Sources Further reading ' External links Official website Official diocesan info St Pancras Old Church section at the Survey of London online. Excavations at St Pancras Burial Ground 2002–2004 British Archaeology magazine (April 2006) Architectural review based on church guide Saint Pancras Churchyard at Find A Grave History Project Blog Grade II* listed churches in London Church of England church buildings in the London Borough of Camden Diocese of London Anglo-Catholic church buildings in the London Borough of Camden St Pancras, London Anglo-Catholic churches in England receiving AEO