Death And The Victorians

In London there is a company called Necropolis who specialise in relocating graves from old churchyards and crypts. Some of the sites are dilapidated and other burial places need to be removed for redevelopment. There are several pictures in this film which show some of the amazing archaeological discoveries found during and grave clearance process. Usually a body will decompose quickly once buried, but very occasionally decomposition will be completely halted leading to mumification. This offers archaeologists a fasinating and important glimpe into the past and gives us a clearer picture of the lives of our ancestors, ie dieases that effected them, how well they were nourished etc. Many of the diseases that people used to die of such as smallpox, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid to name but a few have since become obsolete in Britain, so great care must be taken when moving these bodies as it can be quite a dangerous and hazardous job, Also the original coffins are usually rotten so the human remains need to placed in a modern casket for transferal to the new burial site. Other pictures in this video are sad reminders of lives that have come and gone and of our own mortallity..

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Entertainment

Tags:

• victorians
• post
• mortem
• Archaeology
• death
• graveyards
• crypts
• ancestors
• history
• cemetery
• britain
• england
• funeral
• mummies
• ghosts

[gothicgrowler]

I think the Victorian Era was really beautiful... =(

[lelia660]

Your videos are so amazing. This one is so hauntingly beautiful and sad. For those asking the questions about why people are digging up the dead, they need to be reminded to read your full description. It explains everything. There is no desecration at all.

[oilpatchgirl]

What a hauntingly beautiful video. Done so well. Love the mystical music. Really really makes you think.

[ghosttrain2066]

Sleep my brothers and sisters who came before me.

[lcfa1962]

We are nothing in this life ,loves everyone you know ,because life is very short and there´s no time to hate . Love and Live until you die.

[Bkeytx]

One good way of making a spirit angry, is dig up there body, to me, regardless of the situation, removing graves, relocating them is just plan wrong, once your laid to rest, thats its. Developers can go somewhere else. I know enough about Ghosts in Cemeteries over the past 25 years, that you dont mess with a grave.

[MrBastilleDay]

@mnpd007 lol-well actually I just said that because it's one of the most common statements on the YT comments section. To tell you the truth though, I didn't even watch the video, just stumbled upon it. I find death mostly, well, boring.

[mnpd007]

@MrBastilleDay

I'm very sorry that you feel that way.  If you wish, send me an message giving your general location. I may know a colleague in your area who might be able to help you live a more normal existence.

[mnpd007]

Non-embalmed bodies normally decompose rapidly in the tomb. There are two quite rare conditions of temperature, humidity and oxygen which will preserve a body. The first is adipocere, where putrefaction fails to occur, and the body is preserved into a "wax dummy" of sorts. The first woman in the video is adipocered, which is promoted by the absence of oxygen. The second is mummification which most people are familiar with... the drying in low humidity of tissue, instead of the expected rot.

[MeaghanEdwards]

Very eerie, but beautfiully presented. Well done, GhostWatching. The music moved me to tears :(

[loner1878]

@CosmicFroggie

You'd rather they build shopping malls and streets over their graves instead? Relocating graves is the respectful thing to do.

[loner1878]

@tikiduck

I wouldn't mind.