Grave Exhumation 1/4 Changing Tombs Documentary

[copburner]

id like to get a job doin that

[SongSwan]

I have an idea for a new TV show called Where are They Now Postmortem....a host with an English accent could narrate while the bodies of famous people were dug up and photographed....i think it would be a hit among hits....just imagine...here we are now at the grave of well known (insert name and vocation here) in just a few moments we will see how they are doing these days and what they have been up to.

[DarkQueen1981]

WOW! I can't believe ho well preserved the woman at 7:43 is, I am amazed!

I know that the practice of exhuming bodies to make space for new developments has been done for years, but now after seeing this video... There is no such thing as Eternal Rest when you die. Rest In Peace should mean Rest In Peace! I think for when it's my time, I might re-consider Cremation!

[Bubbly181]

@DarkQueen1981 reckon shes pregnant?

[scareface999]

why are some of the workers not wearing gloves?

[jjobie]

@scareface999 Yeah I am wondering that same thing. Yeech.

[ge0cache]

What happens to the bodys after being removed?

[jjobie]

@ge0cache They were reburied in a different place.

[NiallatUTube]

That is a fascinating line of work, it's intimate, it's quite serious, yet there's scope for saying things like

No need to look so grave lads!

Who's that coughin behind me?

I suspect a bit of skullduggery going on here!

It's lunchtime - spare ribs anyone?

Etc.

[longfootbuddy]

i can understand not wanting bodies to be treated disrespectfully by the living, but ultimately, it makes no difference what happens to it.. whether your corpse is preserved, rotted, eaten, burnt or what have you, its not going to be needed or useful to you once youre dead.. personally, id prefer that my corpse be left on a mountain somewhere, to be deteriorated by the elements and consumed by nature, rather than be rotting in a box underground, or preserved in a museum of sorts

[newalm]

In the early 19th century,  grave robbing in London of bodies for medical studies was common.

[mineralwasser10]

mary anne robinson is still so pretty!

[cbohar84]

I would totally tap that corpse at 7:47 HOT! XD

[mrmojorisin291278]

LMAO "Changing tombs" or a piss take of that stupid UK show "Changing rooms" how very tasteful not!

[mnpd007]

If the people with the money want your 3x6-foot final resting place which is all you have left in this world, the can even get you evicted. Just as soon as the surviving (and objecting) family is dead and gone, you just become garbage.

Think about that when you lay poor old Mum to rest... she's just in a temporary shelter.

[jjl1125]

disrespectful just to do it, yes but sometimes necassary to bring someone to justice

[Nerpha]

My grandad (who lives in the Scotish town Kirkontiloch) told me that once ,during work in the town centre ,a plauge pit was uncovered . They had to remove the bodies at night and just to be safe used protective gear

[flukt1]

Grave matter XD

[LongknifeTrooper]

The preserved corpses are so called  "Fettwachsleichen" (sorry, I don't know the word in English). That happens if corpses are buried below the level of the groundwater. The fat of the corpse turn into a mass like wax by the enfluence of the water. These corpses are common to be seen.at old cemeteries.

[naughtynaez]

Honestly, What a cool job.

[Menuki]

they need to invite Mike Rowe to this job

[FredDude27]

They couldn't pay me enough to do that job...Well maybe, but it'll have to be a 6 figure amount. :P

[bearcub410]

i just don't understand why they just could not leave the bodies where they are ??? does not make sense to me

[mmedefarge]

I definitely want to be cremated.

[Blaubeerwald1]

@mmedefarge Feed me to the vultures.

[Nockturnel]

Move my body when I die and I will come after you and haunt your ass till the day you die! Roflmao! I know they are dead and have moved on, but this just seems pretty disrespectful! Just my opinion though!

[brnleague99]

This may be a morbid comment...but I think it's damn funny. What would you do if you were elbow deep in that coffin at 6:20, and a bony hand popped up and grabbed your arm? That or the corpse screamed? I tell you, if I didn't drop down stone dead immediately...that would be my LAST day exhuming corpses.

[805resident]

Scary!

[jonyoud]

leave them alone you bastards...

[whelhosses]

Drop me a line if anyone knows if theyre still around.

Thanks-

[whelhosses]

I love this video!

Does anyone know if this business is still around?

I'm studying archaeology and would love to talk to these blokes!

[mikesey1]

I wanted to be buried, but after seeing this, I'll go for cremation.

[dimebagdave77]

great stuff,thank you! i subbed.

[TV843]

Fascinating stuff.

[silentfades]

quite interesting and thank you very much for posting

[YearraeY]

awesome

[DEBBIEFLK]

thanks lily very intresting video i never get bored with your video

[ltuomela]

.30 is why all is being pushed for cremation..and cremation has risen 70% in the last decade we have simple out grown this world, and the U.K is all of the size of taxes..no wonder folks are so sick and depressed over there..besides it rains 80% of the time..still all the same,very interesting and not a job fer me man..lol..fuck that.

[bearcub410]

my mums family are from northampton england , there was a church called st Edmund's which they tore down . they turned the graveyard into a park , well they pulled up all the headstones and made a walkway with them , criminal , all the inscriptions on the headstones were worn away with time , they should have made a wall with the so you could read the inscriptions .it was like they robbed those people of their immortality , shocking really shocking

[alal22000]

Thank you so much GhostWatching, this is an excellent post for all us subscribers and viewers!

[heathey2]

Did they really have to show the contents of the childs coffin. That was in such poor tase.

[HouseHaunter484]

@heathey2 -- there was nothing left but a clump of his hair; to me its morbidly fascinating.

[heathey2]

@HouseHaunter484 Well we are fascinated by different things :)

[WorldTributes]

@heathey2 Don't talk wet son please this is relevant and educational work being carried out that's all. Where do you pathetic people come from really!

[irishbollix]

the dead know nothing... the remainds pose grave dangers to the living...

[xvoy2002]

Just because the building is no longer a church,, why do you have to dig up 2000 corpses? Just leave them there. What a waste of time and money.

[JohnKreeseCobraKai]

@xvoy2002 Ever seen the movie Poltergeist? That's why they must be moved.

[2smokerider4life1]

thats got to be a bitch working in that much wetness and stink.

[zbcrazy]

That would be so fascinating, just seeing who these people were and such, but there would have to be a lot of emotional disturbance and nightmares involved with this job. Sad that this happens to the dead, but unfortunately with as many people in the world as there are, somebody has to do it.

[Lockbar]

I saw a show almost exactly like this 20 years ago on the Discovery Channel. It invloved cleaning out graves and coffins at a church in Spitilfield in London. Both these shows rate 100% on the creepy-meter.

[Scooby71Doo]

@Lockbar, i remember that show and this one. Although creepy i just try and remember that these were people like you or i with the same emotions and feelings we all have.

[shanglondeiti]

maby those are orthodox christian saints :)

[C4nUH34rM3G0d]

Most people don't realize about the water table flooding most coffins in a cemetery. So even after a few years, the coffin is filled with water.

[Scooby71Doo]

@C4nUH34rM3G0d , absolutely correct and also the reason why in New Orleans people have to be buried above ground. The prospect of coffins floating down the road is not a pretty thought.

[stacksovids12]

I want to be buried in the garden and have runner beans grown on me, may as well do something usefull for once

[slamminhole69]

i wanna do the same thing, except with weed

[Scooby71Doo]

@stacksovids12 , i think i just gone off runner beans.

[4freespeech]

Those people are going at that with their

faces directly over the rotten cadavers but

are wearing NO MASKS! Doesn't anyone

realize that THOSE PEOPLE DIED OF

SOMETHING, and it could have been an

old virulent virus or plague which could

still be caught from the corpse? Quite

haphazard healthwise, that operation.

[amynmiami2]

graveyards in England were very overcrowded, some would just dig mass graves and toss you in...and the bodies just below the surface might have arms or legs sticking out of the ground...I think there's a lot more respect for the dead these days.

[hathigmonorow]

Sad to see the way these people who believed in that Church are treated by their countrymen who overcame the supposed occultist superstitions of their forefathers. Very much like disposable garbage.

Modern England. Progressive, efficient, utterly soul-less.

[chaosfive55]

Dig me no grave; I shall not need one.

[katzenhex]

After death,my body shall remain uncorruptible in perpetuity, which is a damn shame 'cause I'm getting cremated.

[chaosfive55]

Funny! I myself want my body cremated, but my skull will be placed on a bookshelf with my favorite volumes...

[darthsideous1968]

I am however a huge supporter of the occational exhumation for scientific research & discovery. But still these remains in this series ARE infact being treated with some degree of respect & being re entured at a cemetary in more sprawling open areas, Sadly in mass graves & not in thier own space like they were when they died. I hope these souls will rest easily.

[darthsideous1968]

I suppose the reason I "(and perhaps many others with varying degrees of religious beliefs)" have issue with the disenturment & removal of corpses is based on the idea that although these persons are indeed dead but there bodies were vesles of the Holy Spirit while they lived & to disturb or remove their remains seems disrespectful not to mention unsanitary. I know that idea may seem medieval to many & please forgive me if I offend any one.

[darthsideous1968]

To a cirtain degree I find it highly disrespectful to disturb the tombs & bodies of people that were layed to rest only to replace thiere places of repose with a Musical conservatory or even worse a Condo Complex! BUT I also see the increadible oportunity for science to respectfully examine the bodies and by doing so we can get a better idea of how these dear souls lived in life & eventually died.

[davotheframer]

Their souls are not there anymore, it's just fertiliser & bones.

If all the close relatives & loved ones are also long dead, what's the problem?

The only exception should be for ancient historical cemeteries.

I live in Switzerland, which is small-they only let you repose for 25 years, after that you're dug up for someone else to take your place (and your family gets the gravestone back-if they want it)

[darthsideous1968]

Wow! I didn't know that even in todays day & age they still "rent" a burial space for a corpse? I know they practiced this back in Victorian England and in other cities & communities where over crowding was rampant & space for the Dead "(and the living)" was limmited But I never knew that was still being done today? I learned something new today.

[davotheframer]

Yeah, it's the law here-& not one I necessarily agree with, the principle of it-yes, but 25 years is a wee bit premature to be digging up someone who died when they were young; the family may still want to visit the graveside.

Oh well, I guess they can stick the headstone in their back garden, not so far to travel then.

On that note though, the cemeteries here are very pretty, well kept & not overcrowded.

[pennelp7770]

cool!!!!!!!!

[TheCharleycat]

aaaw lilly this documentary looks great. girl, you are just too awesome x

[123sweetpea1]

GREAT STUFF AS USUAL

[randomdave30]

Dead bodies are a waste of space. Cremation should be compulsory.

[davotheframer]

In this overpopulated world, I have to agree

[Andyc18]

that is INCREDIBLE how that woman hadn't decomposed in 100 years of being dead, I never thought that was possible!! I wonder how it happened? That is very rare to see.

[okbass]

Quite gruesome! Yet I cannot look away. I'll be having nightmares tonight!

Now on to part two!

[jfrize03]

what happens to the remains?? are thay moved to new graves or what, ive herd stories of them being put into mass graves??

[ColumRogers]

This happened to a cemetry near me and the workers were heartless to the people buried there. It was exposed in my local paper that they had thrown the bodies in bin bags then put them in a mass grave.

Disgusting but sad really.

[garycalgary]

ick....

and yet i want to watch part 2 lol

[mhirtes12]

Even in death, people are getting screwed over because some rich bastards have coveted the very dirt that some people are buried in.

[KasonJ]

Very interesting! I live in US of A and wasn't aware of population problems. They may do that here, I don't even know! But nevertheless, it is fascinating and I thank you for giving me opportunity to see something I never would have if you hadn't posted! You have the best channel! esp the Ghost stories.... I am interested in VIctorian things and such, so this is just up my alley! Cheers!

[LaJuera25]

@KasonJ I live in Colorado, you might be interested in what happened at Cheeseman Park back in the Victorian Era...It didnt start out as a park... :p

[ATRACTIVEMAN360]

@KasonJ I LIVE IN ENGLAND BRUVV

[LampreyStaghelm]

Their rest? They arent in the coffins. The people that we know, knew, or others knew have gone on. Our bodies, when we die, rot and are as nothing but meat that has been stuck in a hole.

[astrocientista]

@LampreyStaghelm Well, that and food for the soil and bugs and in a few million years we would be oil.

[Afropagangirl1122]

Palmoni44 in a way i agree no matter what faith you are you should respect the dead even if you don't want to.

[MystyMary]

so sad for the poor dead people; I hope their rest wasn't disturbed.

[pivotyall]

@MystyMary

Of course the rest wasnt disturbed, because they are dead.

[StinkyKnobcheese]

I don't agree at all with moving bodies to make room for anything but atleast they treat them with respect.

[CassandraH18]

Palmoni44 and cayenne212...I applaud you! For once, I see an intelligent, respectful debate on YouTube.

GhostWatching, I love your videos!

[cayenne212]

To Speeddemon3: My thoughts are it's totally necessary. I mean, the world is SO over populated, there's no room for everyone above ground, much less competing for space underground with people who have been dead for hundreds, even thousands of years. Someone's gotta move. This is why people should either stop having babies - or be cremated... otherwise, in 100 years, this will be your children's grave they're digging up and your children's bones tossed in a plastic bag. Cremation!

[Palmoni44]

Who told you the earth is over populated? There is absolutely, positively no evidence to even suggest such a thing. I myself live in the U.S. and less than 5% of the land is being used. You may live in an populated city, but that's the fault of city planning. Earth is a PLANET. It's so huge we really can't conceive it's size.

[opheliadrownedingold]

Overpopulation is not a function of the size or density of the population. Overpopulation is determined using the ratio of population to available sustainable resources. If a given environment has a population of ten, but there is food or drinking water enough for only nine, then in a closed system where no trade is possible, that environment is overpopulated; if the population is 100 individuals but there is enough food, shelter, and water for 200 for the indefinite future, then it is not.

[Palmoni44]

Yeah, I see your point. I'm not one to believe in the depletion of natural resources though. (I grew up in the 70's when they were claiming an oil shortage) In U.S is plush but in those arid area of the world I don't know what they'd do and I don't know why they continue living there. Then there's the people that have more cows than people and refuse to eat them. Still, it's a shame, and in my humble opinion "stupid" to dig up a cemetary and put in a sub division.

[cayenne212]

Palmoni44, I mean no disrespect, however - overpopulation has been an ongoing problem SINCE the '70's. In the 1970's they had an organization called "Population Zero" (wikipedia has a good description) Trust me - earth's resources ARE running low, not just oil (which isn't even the most important) Food - Soil is running out of nurtiants because of all the excessive growing. Landfills, Water, Pollution... Please, open your eyes. I know it's hard to accept, don't stick your head in the sand.

[Palmoni44]

Thank you for being respectful I appreciate that after debating the existence of God to people who were anything, but. (Respectful) Let me return in kind. Humans are the earths greatest resource. I cant see it being possible for scientist to be able to predict with any certainty the amount (lack of a better word) of any mineral. Of course, scientists possess the technology nowadays that does let them look UNDER the ground! What will they think of next?

[cayenne212]

Palmoni44 - No Problem! It's always better to be respectful when have a discussion with someone with a different point of view in order to continue the conversation.  Otherwise, everyone gets angry and you never get to see the other person's point of view and learn something. Some times someone I disagree with, will explain themselves in such a way, that makes me think: "You know... I never thought of it that way before. Interesting point." Whoops - running out of room, I'll make a 2nd post.

[cayenne212]

People and animals might be the earth's greatest resources, however, like you said "scientists possess technology". While that can increase our quality of life, it also interfere's with natures's ability to control "quantity of life" and when there's more life than nature can handle.... we end up with a planet that is trying to "clean house" with Tsunamis, earthquakes, Hurricanes, etc... The planet has turned on it's own "survival" mode - and THAT'S scary - because its out of our hands!

[Palmoni44]

However, I DO NOT wish to be misinformed on the matter, ya know. IF Im wrong about something Id like to know about it and I am certainly open to information I dont have. I still believe its wrong to exhume cemeteries though. Thanks

[cayenne212]

Palmoni44 - re: Exhuming cemetaries, yeah.... It does seem wrong, especially when you think "that's someone's grandpa", etc... However, what can you do when there's no more room for people who are living? I believe the narrator in this video says: "It comes to a point, where the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead". Sad, but very true.

[KINGKENNYTHEHOLY]

ashes?

[ForEverSnoopy]

I hope they reabury these people in another cemetery!

[Speeddemon3]

What do you guys think? Viewers I mean.

Exhumation is viewed usually as a sacriledge issue and the dead should be left to rest. In Portugal the dead are removed after 3-5 yrs, their bones are cleaned and re-interred in a family plot (mainly due to lack of space in cemetaries). Sadly others are buried and that cemetary is closed or forgotten and disappears with time until someone accidently digs and finds aunt Martha and freaks..

Any views guys??

[Palmoni44]

In THIS case, I thinks it's okay. They're being very careful and respectful. Otherwise I think in most cases leave them alone and keep better records so people can find out about their heritage. What pisses me off to no end is when they dig up a cemetary to put in a sub division. To me that should be outlawed in the U.S.

[dean11081988]

could you please tell me whot a subdivision is i have it on posts so many times and i havent a clue im from england you see and as fire as i now we dont have them please get back to me from lee england

[Palmoni44]

Well, just outside the borded of any city (big or small) we biuld smaller towns for people who sometimes work in the city but don't want to live in the city. Those are called "Suburbs". One way to get a lot of house in a small area is to build them side by side on small plots of land. We sub divide them, thus subdivison. Google it sometime.

[tlnystar]

do they get paid a lot?

[catlover75]

Yes it is

[VarietySelectionTV]

Can anybody tell me what is the meaning of exhumation?

[catlover75]

Exhumation means the digging up and sometimes removal of a dead body, sometimes for tests if the person has been murded or just to move the person to another cemetery..hope this was helpful, if not I"ll write more for ya!

[VarietySelectionTV]

Is digging up of mummies in Egypt considered exhumation too?

[htcsnavybrat]

Yes, the mummies in Egypt are unearthed studied and then returned to the original burial area if possible.

[Speeddemon3]

Well said.

[dean11081988]

minus all the gold and trinkits though we have most of them in london unfortunatly

[Luka78nl]

I'm glad that the do it organized and have archaeolgists to write everything down.

I wonder if the people in the neighborhood have (more) hauntings now...

[Eponaceae]

What strange jobs to have! I feel a bit strange watching it over my toast, but to them it's just another day at work. Yet another great video, GW.

(for some reason that I don't know) Uncle Tom Cobley is like the imaginary umpteenth person, Forde, so like they had to ask everyone like English Heritage and a million other people to get permission, that's what it means.

[djx64]

This is brilliant. I drive past that church all the time... I always wondered what was going on... Massive thanks for uploading this..

[angelinsatin]

when i die im going to be bured at sea!!

[Tessietots]

Same here, but I want to be cremated first. No one messing with my body thank you!

[oconnorcd]

or accidentally waking up in the coffin. AAHHH.

[Forde1980]

whos uncle tom cobbly?

[creolelady182]

very interesting suject

[iamthatigg]

how come they couldn't leave her wrapped up? And then take the whole thing and rebury her?