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The excavation in which the cists were found - the Mount and Priory ruins, 1845. Creator: Unknown.

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The excavation in which the cists were found - the Mount and Priory ruins, 1845. 11th-century human remains were found in the ruins of the 'ancient Priory of Lewes' in Sussex, during the construction of a railway line. They bones were discovered to be of Gundreda, the founder of the Priory and daughter of William the Conqueror, and of her husband William of Warren, the first Earl of Warren and Surrey. The remains '...were found lying about 24 feet below the surface in two square compartments, formed, apparently, by the foundation-walls.' Shown here is '...the precise locality, with "the Mount," an artificial elevation, the origin and uses of which are involved in much doubt'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM21A07_244

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53,6Mo (4,6Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,0cm / 4960 x 3774 (300dpi)

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transport transportation building England railways religious religion British railway death archaeology Christianity excavation railway line Victorian century railway tracks archaeological burial Britain train track newspapers railway track press digging concept archaeological site lewes excavations archeology B&W excavating East Sussex 19th century black & white black and white B W priory nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News Lewes Priory TGN ILN newspaper engraving Unknown Warenne Warren William de Warenne William of William de Gundred Gundrada Gundreda 2nd Earl of Surrey Seigneur de Varennes William of Warren