The bone crypt. St Leonard's church, Hythe, Kent, UK
St Leonard’s Church in Hythe has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human bones and skulls in Britain. The collection of over 1,000 skulls is arranged on shelves in four arched bays; the ossuary also contains a single large stack of mainly thigh-bones and some additional skulls.
Many theories have been put forward over the years as to who these people were. The general consensus now is that the remains are those of many generations of Hythe residents who had been buried in the churchyard (evidenced by the deposits of soil within the skulls) and were dug up originally in the 13th century.
During the last few years the skulls and bones have been the subject of scientific research and study using the latest forensic analysis and measurement techniques. The results provide interesting new knowledge about the lifestyle of the people concerned and are overturning some long-held arguments as to the reasons for the cause of death of particular individuals, through evidence from their bones and skulls.
SKULLS & BONES IN THE CRYPT! St.Leonard's Church, Hythe U.K
The largest and best preserved collection of ancient human bones and skulls in Britain.
Bone Crypt, St Leonard’s Church, Hythe, Kent, England
The bone crypt in Hythe is open to the public seven days a week during the summer months; visit the official website for details:-
The crypt contains the largest collection of human bones and skulls in Britain, with 1,022 skulls and bone remains believed to be the inhabitants of Hythe. The origin and date of the crypt and the bone remains are unknown, but the earliest remains were dug up in the 13th century when the church was extended eastward over the graves and it is believed some of the bones may also be from other graveyards in the Hythe area that fell into disuse and were closed c1500AD.
We visited the crypt during our day visit to Hythe to see the Hythe Venation Fete of floats on the Royal Military Canal in the evening. We had difficulty finding the crypt because it wasn’t properly signposted from the town centre and we had to ask the locals for direction; and getting there was a steep climb from the high street (not suitable for disabled people), but the climb up the steep incline was well worth the effort to visit the crypt.
Bones in St Leonard's Church Crypt, Hythe, Kent, England
Human skulls, thigh bones and jaws in the Crypt of St. Leonard's Church in Hythe, Kent, England. To see another video of an ossuary in Milan, Italy go to
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Hythe bone chapel England 2010.wmv
One two ossuaries left in England, the St Leonard's church bone chapel dates back to the 13th century and has hardly changed since then.
Scariest Place in England : St. Leonard's Church Hythe Kent.
See the gruesome remains of 4000 people in the ancient crypt of St. Leonard's Church, Hythe, Kent.
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St Leonard's Church Hythe Kent
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The Crypt at St Leonard's, Hythe
The Ossary in the crypt, St Leonard's Hythe, Kent, UK
Visit to RH&DR at Hythe Station
We have a day out
Crypt of St. Leonard
Crypt of St. Leonard: St Leonard’s Church has the largest and best-preserved collection of ancient human bones and skulls in Britain. The collection consists of shelves in four arched bays that contain 1,022 skulls in total, and a single stack of bones and skulls measuring 7.5m in length, 1.8m in width and just over 1.8m in height.
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The Crypt [HD]
There are some 2000 skulls in the Bonehouse of St Leonard's Church, mainly arranged on shelves so you can get a good look at them -- like the faces of the living they have their own characteristics and expressions. A few are of special interest as showing medical and dental conditions; there is even an example of trepanning. There are also about 8000 long bones -- mainly thigh-bones -- in a rather nicely designed pile. So that represents the remains of about 4000 people (men, women and children). If you like movies like Twilight, Interview with the Vampire, Underworld etc you will love the astmosphere of this place
Tour of the crypt of St Leonard's Church, Shoreditch, London, March 2006
Not many people see this! Next to Shoreditch High Street, Father Paul takes some of us Ripperologists on a tour of the crypt of St Leonard's Church. Coffins aplenty!
Ghost of ~Hartley Mauditt~ St Leonard church
And does the phantom coach and horses drive through Hartley Mauditt pond?
— my silent stones won't tell.
And where have workers' hamlet houses gathered round about me gone?
— in troubled times they fell.
So now I stand alone to stay
where lord and manor once held sway,
— a core without a shell.
Hartley Mauditt is an abandoned village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England
St Leonard’s Church stands completely alone by the side of the road and opposite a large pond. The village that the church of St Leonard’s served, no longer exists. The manor house which would have provided work for those living in the hamlet, was destroyed sometime in the 18th century. With no work, people moved away and all that now remains is the church and large village pond.
Hartley Mauditt was first documented in the Domesday Book as Herlege (meaning hartland or woodland); Hartley signifies a pasture for deer. The manor had been granted to William de Maldoit (by corruption rendered Mauditt) by William the Conqueror. Later, it was in the possession of John of Gaunt, the Duchy of Lancaster, the Crown, and then in 1603 to Nicholas Steward (1547-1633).
In 1790, the 4th Baronet of Hartley Mauditt, Sir Simeon Henry Stuart, sold the manor to Henry Bilson-Legge whose son pulled down the manor house in 1798. After the demolition of the house the village of Hartley Mauditt declined, and eventually left the church as the only remaining building in the site of the settlement.
Beneath the chancel is a crypt, probably the Stuart family vault, which is entered by a doorway (now bricked up) which lies behind the pulpit.
After the de Mauditt’s, the manor passed by various families to John of Gaunt and remained Crown property until 1603. The Stuart family bought the manor in 1614 and held it for many years. Their monuments, several with colourful heraldry, are in the chancel.
In 1798 the owner preferred to live in London, but his wife wished to remain in Hartley Mauditt, so he demolished the manor house, thus forcing her to follow him. She is buried in the churchyard, so her heart at least did in the end return.
The destruction of the manor meant loss of employment, and the village was abandoned. The church was restored in 1854 and 1904, the last when the bell turret was renewed. Today the church is well preserved and beautifully maintained.
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Just a a few of the sights from a walk along the Royal Military Canal in Hythe, Kent
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St.Leonard's Crypt under the Wawel Cathedral in Kraków, Poland, is a Romanesque crypt founded in the 11th century by Casimir I the Restorer who made Kraków his royal residence as the capital.At the end of the 11th century construction work began on the cathedral called ‘Hermanowska’.It is probable that Władysław I Herman was its benefactor.
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SHAKESPEARE'S CHURCH, ST LEONARD'S, SHOREDITCH, LONDON, BBC London News (2008)
A piece about the crypt of St Leonard's Church. I have a personal video tour of Father Paul showing us around elsewhere on YouTube.