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More than 4,500 unmarked graves found at Victorian workhouse in UK. ‘Dark chapter’
In 1837, the beginning of the Victorian era, the building was converted ... they discovered more than 4,500 unmarked graves, the majority of which could be dated to the height of the workhouse ...
High-density burials, shallower graves proposed in cemetery rules revamp
Allowing more family members to be buried in the same plot, and empowering officials to remove excessive graveside ...