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John Baskerville Famous Printer
John Baskerville was an athiest and originally buried in his garden. Later his body was moved to Christchurch when this was demolished his remains were placed in the catacombs at Wartone Lane.
The following was taken from microfiche records of Christchurch.
Christ church catacombs
In these catacombs rest the remains of John Baskerville the famous printer. He died in 1775 but the place of his burial was unknown until April 12th 1893, when the opening of the unregistered catacomb no 521 disclosed a coffin which on further examination was found to contain his body. The remains were left intact and the coffin was replaced in the catacomb and the proper entry made in the burial register by the vicar.
There were present:
Alderman Lawley Parker Mayor
Oliver Pemberton M.D. coroner F.R.C.S.
A. Hill M.D. medical officer
W.S.Till Esq city surveyer
Sam Timmins Esq
T.H.Ryland Esq
Represetatives of the local press and others
Charles Byron Wilcox vicar
Albert Taylor
William Gay – Churchwardens
John Baskerville was an athiest and originally buried in his garden. Later his body was moved to Christchurch when this was demolished his remains were placed in the catacombs at Wartone Lane.
The following was taken from microfiche records of Christchurch.
Christ church catacombs
In these catacombs rest the remains of John Baskerville the famous printer. He died in 1775 but the place of his burial was unknown until April 12th 1893, when the opening of the unregistered catacomb no 521 disclosed a coffin which on further examination was found to contain his body. The remains were left intact and the coffin was replaced in the catacomb and the proper entry made in the burial register by the vicar.
There were present:
Alderman Lawley Parker Mayor
Oliver Pemberton M.D. coroner F.R.C.S.
A. Hill M.D. medical officer
W.S.Till Esq city surveyer
Sam Timmins Esq
T.H.Ryland Esq
Represetatives of the local press and others
Charles Byron Wilcox vicar
Albert Taylor
William Gay – Churchwardens