Stone Coffin

This sandstone coffin was discovered in the cathedral cloisters, and may be that of Richard of Bec. He came to England from France in 1092 as clerk to St Anselm, and in 1093 was appointed the first Abbot of the new monastery. He died in 1116. The coffin is very large - over 2 metres tall internally - which suggests the Abbot Richard may have been unusually tall for his day. However, no body was found in the coffin, only a few unrelated fragments of bone.

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