Over the weekend of 7th/8th January 2023, we investigated some underground brickwork which had been recently been brought to the attention of the Albrighton and District Historical Society. Having worked in partnership with ADHS before we were confident that this was a lead worth following up and that there would be plenty of local interest. However, we didn't expect to find two intact tombs which don't appear in the burial records or to be able to welcome so many interested townsfolk to our dig.
The photo above shows the pair of brick-built tombs with their barrel-vaulted roofs and below, the WAG dig team. Two Society members also joined us for the dig which was a resounding success with dozens of locals checking on our progress, some visiting as many as three times over the course of the weekend!
Clues discovered during the dig will hopefully enable the Society to discover the identify of those interred and add a little more to the recorded history of the town.
