Skip to content

Human bones dug up by cable workers reburied

Google A street view of St Andrew's Church which has dark flints and five large stained windows, with another row of smaller windows above. There are some shrubs and grass in front of the church and a small wall bordering the corner path.Google
Workers were digging up part of a pavement just outside the church grounds when they uncovered the bones

Bones dug up by workers laying cables close to a church have been reburied after being examined by an archaeologist, police have said.

The discovery was made just before 21:00 GMT on Monday by the contractors working on a pavement near St Andrew's Church, on the corner of Bridewell Alley and St Andrew's Street in Norwich.

Norfolk Police said a local archaeologist inspected the find and they were believed to be ancient human bones, which have been returned to the spot.

A police cordon was put in place while crime scene investigators visited the site, but has since been removed.

The contractor will liaise with Norfolk County Council about ongoing works on the site, Norfolk Police said.

Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.

More on this story
Related internet links