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made of tiles, some seven inclies square, placed edgewise, fringed 
at the ends with a course of larger tiles, which overhung the 
walls, and formed a kind of projecting roof.^ On breaking 
through the brickwork the remains of a wood coffin were seen, 
which had been filled with gypsmn. The gypsum was perfect, 
and retained the form of the coffin. It was difficult, of course, 
to raise it uninjured, as it was laid in this vault, and it was 
broken in the attempt. When it was removed, the decayed 
bones of a lady were discovered, whose head was covered with 
aiibium ringlets. The brick tomb was taken up by Mr. Har¬ 
grove, and was set up in the garden of his house in Blossom 
Street, but since his decease it has been unfortunately removed 
and destroyed by some subsequent owner of the house. It is 
much to be regretted that there are now no traces of the hair. 
Whilst speaking of brick graves I may mention that a tomb of 
this kind was discovered under the station buildings in the 
month of August in the present year. It was six feet one inch 
in length, and about two feet in height. Within it a wooden 
coffin had been laid containing the remains of an aged person, 
but there was no roof of brick in this case. The coffin had 
been simply covered by some fiange tiles, which were laid over 
it. I am glad to say that the bricks and tiles have been 
removed to the Museum, and that the tomb will be re-erected in 
the lower room of oim Hospitiiim. Other specimens of brick 
sepulchres have also been discovered in York, the most curious 
of which is that very interesting chamber, eight feet by five, 
and six feet in height, which is imder the house of Mr. Flower 
on the Mount. It is very similar to the tombs which still exist 
in such profusion by the sides of the great roads into Borne, 
and it is much to be regretted that no attempt has been made 
in this instance to reach the front face of the dome, as it will 
probably have appended to it, or at all events near it, the 
monumental tablet recording the names and age of the lady 
who sleeps in her coffin mthin. There is no similar tomb to 
be found in Britain. 
* Through, the kindness of Messrs. Hargrove I possess a drawing of the 
outside of the tomh. 
13 MAR 
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