Winchester Cathedral starts potentially groundbreaking research

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv4QNmP8teHX9-0Snzx-nA6mo1n98A43Z85KdIVmSgr2wz264_RCuPXv0g2Mh1Xo0XeEEl3l5W4hx3AxWW4Wh88q14ZHHzxUbBMYqmqGag5yXwsQ3FtV4POikszGjYhwUPkDq8xTq5j4/s1600/WinCath30Je6-4836wiki.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv4QNmP8teHX9-0Snzx-nA6mo1n98A43Z85KdIVmSgr2wz264_RCuPXv0g2Mh1Xo0XeEEl3l5W4hx3AxWW4Wh88q14ZHHzxUbBMYqmqGag5yXwsQ3FtV4POikszGjYhwUPkDq8xTq5j4/s320/WinCath30Je6-4836wiki.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Winchester Cathedral has started preparatory work for the potentially groundbreaking research into the contents of its mortuary chests. Historians believe the wooden boxes contain the bones of Anglo-Saxon kings, including ancestors of King Alfred and the Danes such as Canute.<br /><br /> The boxes were recently taken down from the presbytery screens and moved to the Lady Chapel at the eastern end of the cathedral where a wooden hut has been erected with a lockable door. The cathedral is hoping for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/10032807.Winchester_Cathedral_starts_potentially_groundbreaking_research/" target="_blank">Click here to read this article from the Hampshire Chronicle</a></b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org/Mortuary_Chests.html" target="_blank">See also Notes and Queries about the Mortuary Chests</a></b>

Winchester Cathedral starts potentially groundbreaking research

Winchester Cathedral has started preparatory work for the potentially groundbreaking research into the contents of its mortuary chests. His...

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