Coffin Rest at St Mary's Priory Old Malton
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Coffin Rest at St Mary's Priory Old Malton
Image: © Colin Grice Taken: 9 Apr 2017
The plaque says the shelf was used to place a re-usable coffin. The body in shroud was presumably placed inside for the duration of the service only.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.142592
Longitude
-0.779466