TheLastLazyGun Posted March 26, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Restoration workers have discovered nine secret crypts, thought to date back to the 1350s, under the old Coventry Cathedral, which still lies in ruins after being bombed by the Luftwaffe in 1940. Work has been taking place after a crack appeared in part of the 14th Century ruins, in September 2011. It was already known there were two crypts, which were last open to the public in the 1970s. Dr Jonathan Foyle, the chief executive of the World Monuments Fund, which is overseeing the work, said it was like finding a "subterranean wonderland". He said it was hoped the crypts could open to the public once they had been damp-proofed and cleared of rubble. http://www.bbc.co.uk...kshire-21935637 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfknight Posted March 26, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 26, 2013 What a great find. Wonder whom is in the crypts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastLazyGun Posted March 26, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted March 26, 2013 What a great find. Wonder whom is in the crypts? It's thought that the crypts were used as a special burial place for the nobility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted March 26, 2013 #4 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Wouldn't mind visiting that place and taking a look around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted March 26, 2013 #5 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Its a date !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted March 26, 2013 #6 Share Posted March 26, 2013 "The cat crept into the crypt, crapped and crept out again!" (Oh, memories of distant, sunlit schooldays!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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