An unusual structural failure recently caused a dramatic, sinkhole-like collapse in an historic English churchyard — revealing a 300-year-old family vault.
The hole opened up on Saturday, Nov. 8, at All Saints Church in Martock, Somerset.
That was the same weekend the parish observed its Remembrance Sunday services.
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Pictures show the collapsed stone box tomb exposing the underground vault in the church’s grass-covered yard.
A box tomb, also called a false crypt, is an above-ground structure that covers a grave, but does not contain remains itself.
The destroyed tomb exposed the family vault, though the remains inside were undisturbed.
Speaking to Fox News Digital, Rev. Paul Fillery, a church official, said the collapse caused “a rather hectic week” for the parish.
“The weight of the
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