Builders working in the centre of Preston have discovered bodies at a medieval burial ground.
The discovery of the bodies, which could be up to 700 years old, was made as work continued on the 72-bed hotel and student flats block at the back of the privately-owned Brunel Court flats in Marsh Lane.
Work stopped as experts from Oxford Archaeology North, who were on a 'watching brief' at the site, began to comb the area.
At least five coffins, parts of human skeletons, medieval glass and floor tiles thought to be from the 14th or 15th centuries, have been discovered.
Experts at the site today described it as a "significant" find.
Staff from Oxford Archaeology North are now planning a full archaeological excavation of the patch.
It is believed the area forms part of an old priory and up to 20 coffins are eventually expected to be found.
Work stopped as experts from Oxford Archaeology North, who were on a 'watching brief' at the site, began to comb the area.
At least five coffins, parts of human skeletons, medieval glass and floor tiles thought to be from the 14th or 15th centuries, have been discovered.
Experts at the site today described it as a "significant" find.
Staff from Oxford Archaeology North are now planning a full archaeological excavation of the patch.
It is believed the area forms part of an old priory and up to 20 coffins are eventually expected to be found.
(Preston Today - 28 February 2007)
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