Monument record MLI12670 - SKELETON FOUND, ROWLEY ROAD, BOSTON
Summary
SKELETON FOUND, ROWLEY ROAD, BOSTON
Type and Period (2)
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- None recorded
Full Description
SKELETAL REMAINS IN ROWLEY ROAD DURING LAYING OF ELECTRIC CABLE ON 2ND JANUARY 1967, 5 FT DOWN APPROXIMATELY AND 3 FT FROM THE SOUTH KERB OPPOSITE GATES OF NO. 12 AND 14 ROWLEY ROAD. ON 4TH JANUARY IN THE SAME TRENCH ABOUT 15-20 YDS EAST OF THE FIRST FIND WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF SKELETONS. THE SKELETONS ARE BELIEVED TO BE CONNECTED WITH GREYFRIARS INCLUDING A LEAD COFFIN FOUND IN 1962. IN AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 1975, THIRTEEN SKELETONS WERE FOUND IN A CUTTING FOR A FOUNDATION TRENCH CLOSE TO AND PARALLEL WITH ROWLEY ROAD. INFORMATION FROM BOSTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS.{1}
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI2920 Index: SMR FILE. BOSTON. TF34SW:R -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | TF 3308 4379 (point) |
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Civil Parish | BOSTON, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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