Site Event/Activity record ECH5867 - Chance discoveries during construction at Warrington, 1779
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Unassigned
Date
1779
Description
chance discovery during construction at Warrington Friary in September 1779. The evidence comprised a tombstone measuring 7ft in length and 1.5ft in breadth, tapering from the top. Tombstone sealed an intact wood coffin containing the inhumation of a male. Male accompanied by a large withy stick
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH3689 Book: Beamont W. 1849. Warrington in 1465: As Described in a Contemporary Rent Roll of the Legh Family, in the Possession of Thomas Legh, Esquire, of Lyme Park. pxlvii.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 438/2/0 Warrington Friary (Monument)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SJ 6064 8796 (point) |
| Map sheet | SJ68NW |
| Civil Parish | WARRINGTON, WARRINGTON |
Record last edited
Apr 8 2014 12:29PM