2006
TR1634 : Ossuary in the crypt of St Leonard‘s Church
taken 18 years ago, near to Hythe, Kent, England
Ossuary in the crypt of St Leonard‘s Church
The ossuary in the crypt of St Leonard‘s Church is one of only two in England (the other being in Rothwell, Northants) and contains 2,000 human skulls, 8,000 thighbones, a few jaw bones and various other artefacts. The skull and thighbones were usually kept as it was believed that it would ensure physical resurrection.
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