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Show Burial in Old English Churches. The places of burial beneath many of the old churches in "Jngland are arranged in different ways. In many cases the burial is made in a grave dug in the soil, as is done in an open graveyard. In some cases there is a crypt beneath the main floor, the crypt being practically one large vavilt. and here the coffins are deposited on shelves of stone. Sometimes the crypt Is divided into separate vaults which are really small rooms enclcsed on all sides by stone walls. |