St Euny Church Lynchgate - Carn Brea, Redruth, Cornwall,UK
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N 50° 13.548 W 005° 14.290
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This Lynch-gate is in the entrance to St Euny's Church, which sits within what was a very prosperous mining community.
Waymark Code: WM11D1G
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/30/2019
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Visitors to the church will see the central granite rest used for resting the coffins before the funeral ceremony. What is perhaps unusual for this Lynch-gates coffins rest, is that of its length, images show such.
The reason the coffin rest was constructed so long was-
As stated being in the heart of the mining community, the dangerous work and conditions the mined under. It would have and did happen that many miners lost their lives
As a consequence the coffins were "lined up".
Within the Lynch-gate there are two information boards, one giving notices of the church and the other is a "timeline" of the church and the history therein.
(due to the size images of the the whole could not be achieved, but had some very interesting reading for the visitor)
Year: 1700
Cemetery Address:
1 Church Town
Redruth
Cornwall
UK
Link to Church or Cemetery: Not listed
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