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English: The Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. The Charnel House was built during the mid 19th century. It was used as a make-shift mortuary until the bodies were taken away to be buried. Its location close to the river Thames is key as bodies found were washed up or floating along the Thames were retrieved and taken to the charnel house to be stored awaiting identification and burial. The building continued to be used until the start of the twentieth century, when a series of Public Health Acts forced buildings such as this to become redundant. After this, the Church used it for storage and at one time a hive of bees was also put in there to deter intruders. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.
Español: The Charnel House ("el osuario"), situado en una esquina del cementerio de St Helen's Church en Cliffe, condado de Kent, Inglaterra. Fue construido a mediados del siglo XIX y utilizado como morgue improvisada para almacenar los cuerpos encontrados en el río Támesis, esperando su identificación y entierro. El edificio continuó siendo utilizado hasta el comienzo del siglo XX.
Українська: Склеп на кладовищі біля церкви Святої Єлени в селі Кліфф, Кент, Англія. Склеп був побудований в середині 19 сторіччя. Його використовували в якості імпровізованого моргу. Його використовували до початку 20 сторіччя. Зараз склеп є об'єктом Англійської Спадщини.
Deutsch: Das Charnel House in einer Ecke des Friedhofs der St Helen's Church in Cliffe (Grafschaft Kent). Das Haus wurde Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erbaut und wurde als behelfsmäßiges Leichenhaus bis zur Beerdigung der Verstorbenen verwendet. Das Gebäude wurde bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts genutzt. Es ist heute als Grad II-Bauwerk durch English Heritage klassifiziert.
Esperanto: La dometo Charnel en angulo de la tombejo de la kirko Sankta Helena en la vilaĝo Cliffe, Kent, Anglio, ĝis komenco de la 20-a jarcento uziĝis kiel provizora kadavrejo de korpoj tiritaj el la proksima delto de la rivero Tamizo.
Português: The Charnel House, situado em um canto do cemitério da igreja de Santa Helena, em Cliffe, condado de Kent, Inglaterra. Foi construído em meados do século XIX e utilizado como necrotério improvisado até que os corpos encontrados no rio Tâmisa fossem identificados e enterrados. O edifício continuou a ser utilizado até o início do século XX.
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