Excavated coffin in the crypt of Dilston Chapel
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Excavated coffin in the crypt of Dilston Chapel
Image: © Phil Thirkell Taken: 28 Sep 2002
At the time of the excavation the identity of the occupant of the coffin wasn't known. I am not aware of any published account of the excavation. Some previous occupants of the crypt had been removed to St Mary's RC Church, Corbridge.
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Image Location
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54.963423
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-2.040576