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Bloke with a camera
- Location
- Lancashire
Taken this afternoon.
'Near St Patrick’s Chapel in Heysham, Lancashire, reside six rock-cut graves believed to be some of the earliest examples of Christian burials in the country. Likely constructed in the 11th-century, each grave is carved from solid rock and because a large number of bones were found, it is thought that these graves acted as a reliquery and were reserved for the privileged, including what seems to be one child.
Due to the Northern weather, the deep graves are often filled with water. There are six graves in total, four of which are clearly body shaped. There are also holes at the head of each grave where a wooden cross would probably have stood.
These graves were featured on Black Sabbath’s album cover for “The Best Of Black Sabbath.”
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'Near St Patrick’s Chapel in Heysham, Lancashire, reside six rock-cut graves believed to be some of the earliest examples of Christian burials in the country. Likely constructed in the 11th-century, each grave is carved from solid rock and because a large number of bones were found, it is thought that these graves acted as a reliquery and were reserved for the privileged, including what seems to be one child.
Due to the Northern weather, the deep graves are often filled with water. There are six graves in total, four of which are clearly body shaped. There are also holes at the head of each grave where a wooden cross would probably have stood.
These graves were featured on Black Sabbath’s album cover for “The Best Of Black Sabbath.”
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