A TALK on ‘Dry Bones – Medieval Archaeology from the Charnel House at Worcester Cathedral’ will be given in Kidderminster by guest speaker Fiona Keith-Lucas.
The event – at 2.30pm on Thursday, March 26 at The Old Museum of Carpet Building, Stour Vale Mill, Green Street – is the latest in the programme of the Kidderminster Historical Society.
Fiona is the archaeologist at Worcester Cathedral.
She will be revealing the fascinating world of the cathedral’s Charnel House which is an underground chamber full of bones just outside the building’s main door.
In the 13th Century, it became quite common to store bones displaced from large churchyards in a crypt with a chapel above.
Here, a priest would say prayers for the souls of the dead stacked neatly below.
Worcester’s Charnel crypt was the earliest in the country and it is also the only one still in use today. Any archaeological skeletal remains are still laid to rest here, on top of 7ft of medieval bones.
Fiona has a long background in below-ground and buildings archaeology.
She worked at Historical Royal Palaces as archaeological curator and now holds a full-time position at Worcester Cathedral.
Ongoing maintenance and development means there is always something new to uncover in this historical complex.
There is a small charge for visitors who are always very welcome.
People are advised to book to ensure a seat.
Visit: kdahs.org or the society’s Facebook page – facebook.com/KidderminsterHistoricalSociety – for more information on the group.
