Ancient remains to be interred
THE ancient remains of nine adults and 14 children will be buried in Holton-le-Clay tomorrow.
The Anglo-Saxon adults and children have been stored in Welholme Galleries, Grimsby, since they were excavated from St Peter's Church at Holton-le-Clay during the 1970s and early 1990s.
Believed to be Anglo-Saxon and Christian in origin, because they were buried within the churchyard on consecrated ground, the remains were put into storage.
However, they have never been actively used for any research purposes and have no scientific value, so a decision has been taken to re-inter their bones close to their original resting place at the church.
In keeping with their Christian origins, the bones will be given a Christian ceremony as they are re-interred.
Everybody is welcome to attend the service, which will take place at 3pm tomorrow.
Kettles Funeral Parlour has donated a coffin for the ceremony.
For more on this story, check out Tuesday's Grimsby Telegraph.
8 Comments
by Laura, Cheshire
Thursday, November 13 2008, 7:47PM
“I agree with Edward's comment about them possibly not being Christian, however, if they are from the late Saxon period (circa 6th to 8th centuries), it is most likely that they were buried originally with some modicum of 'Christian' burial rites. There are many disagreements with what Christianity entailed from the Saxon period, but it is likely that the ceremony is completely different!! Kudos to the decision for re-burial though.”
by teenager, waltham
Sunday, November 02 2008, 11:32PM
“When i die can someone bury a message with me saying not to dig me up and put me in a museum and rebury me please, because id rather not have to watch my bones being moved about while i look down from the stars on a probably completely different planet to what we live on now .... thanks in advance”
by POD, Grimsby
Sunday, November 02 2008, 10:08AM
“Tried contactin there descendants? Please tell me that wa a tongue in cheek comment. If not Oh My God!!!”
by POD, Grimsby
Sunday, November 02 2008, 12:25AM
“Tried contacting there descendants? Please tell me that was supposed to be sarcastic?”
by mick, cleethorpes
Saturday, November 01 2008, 2:05PM
“i find it disturbing that someones remains have been excavated in the first place. surly if you find old bones in a grave yard its obviously some ones grave [why would anyone think its ok to move them] were not even safe when we are dead and buried.”
by Darth Vader, Imperial Star Destroyer
Saturday, November 01 2008, 12:32PM
“maybe we could contact them through a medium and ask if it's alright to bury their remains on holy ground?”
by me, here
Saturday, November 01 2008, 12:27PM
“does it really matter?”
by Edward, Grimsby
Saturday, November 01 2008, 12:10PM
“Many old churches were built on former Pagan holy ground. They may, therefore, have not been Christians and should not be given a Christian burial. Has anyone tried contacting their descendants for permission?”