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Did you know there is a 19th century burial crypt underneath Villiers Street? One that was forgotten and accidentally rediscovered? The Villiers Street crypt is the final resting place of over 400 people from a non conformist Bethel church in the 19th century who were not eligible to be buried in the consecrated grounds of other churches, forcing them to make their own place of burial. After the church closed and use of the building changed, the crypt was lost to history until it was rediscovere

219K views · 9.7K reactions | The burial gown of Eleanora di Toledo de Medici. Wife of Cosimo I de Medici, Duke of Florence. She was buried inside the Medici crypt in December of 1562. | History By Lynny | Facebook