Police seal off area after bones found near church

Workers were digging up part of a pavement just outside the church grounds when they uncovered the bones

Google A street view of St Andrew's Church which has dark flints and five large stained windows, with another row of smaller windows above. There are some shrubs and grass in front of the church and a small wall bordering the corner path. — Workers were digging up part of a pavement just outside the church grounds when they uncovered the bones

Police sealed off part of a city street after workers dug up what were suspected to be human bones close to a church.

They were digging up part of a pavement near St Andrew's Church and close to Bridewell Alley in Norwich when they made the discovery just before 21:00 GMT on Monday.

A cordon was put in place while crime scene investigators attended the site, Norfolk Police said.

The force said the bones were thought to be human and would be examined to find out when they date back to.

The tests could take several weeks, a Norfolk Police spokesperson said.

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