Monument record MLI52055 - Skeletons found at Lord Street, Gainsborough

Summary

Skeletons found at Lord Street, Gainsborough

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Full Description

PRN 52055 A skeleton was found at the corner of Lord Street and Bright Street (or possibly Lord Street and Caskgate Street) in 1981. {1}{2} Many human bones were found when lowering Lord Street some years ago [reported in 1856 so probably found in the early nineteenth century]. {4}

Sources/Archives (4)

  •  Index: Gainsborough SMR cards. GAINSBOROUGH. -,1981, TMA.
  •  Artefact: City and County Museum Collection. LM.94-81.
  •  Graphic Material: 1981. PARISH FILE. GAINSBOROUGH. -.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1856. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Second Edition. p.174.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SK 81340 89907 (20m by 20m)
Civil Parish GAINSBOROUGH, WEST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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