The North Crypt

The north crypt beneath the transept is one of the oldest parts of the church and part of it may be Saxon in origin, although it has not been authenticated as such.

At one time it would seem, from the design of the east end, to have been used as a chapel. Later, it appears to have been used as a charnel house because when it was opened up in 1859, after being closed for some 300 years it was found to contain 1590 bones (the recorded number). These were interred in a communal grave in the churchyard.

A quantity of stone items from the Priory are now stored here including stone roof bosses.