St Mary's House: Human remains uncovered after builders dig up patio at sheltered housing

Hertfordshire Police said officers were called to St Mary's House, sheltered accommodation successful Hemel Hempstead aft builders digging up the patio recovered quality remains

Builders digging up the patio astatine sheltered housing got a immense daze to uncover quality remains.

They alerted police who rushed to St Mary's House successful Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, connected Thursday. Now officers are making inquiries arsenic to wherefore the remains, which they said were "very old", were astatine the site.

The Abbeyfield Society, which runs the sheltered lodging site, wrote successful a missive to residents that the remains were "estimated to person been determination many, galore years". The radical says connected its website it offers status lodging and attraction options. It's believed the 7 rooms, 2 flats successful the main buildings, 2 outer flats and 2 bungalows astatine St Mary’s House are for radical aged 55 and older.

The accommodation steadfast said gathering enactment has been paused portion it waits for forensic teams to sojourn the site. The Mirror has contacted The Abbeyfield Society and Hertfordshire Police for further comment.

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The location was built successful the 18th Century, outer but the gathering and attached stables were aboriginal converted into flats and bungalows. Writing connected its website astir St Mary's House, the Abbeyfield Society says: "Our flats and bungalows person ample space, with a abstracted chamber and lounge area, and are suitable for couples who privation to unrecorded together.

"Spend a quiescent infinitesimal relaxing successful the ample and airy conservatory, wherever our residents tin conscionable up and person a java oregon a chat. While distant the hours successful the beauteous garden, a cleanable spot to drawback up with family, friends, oregon get to cognize different residents.

"We person a tiny car parkland to the rear of the spot truthful residents tin bring their car if they wish, and we besides connection a 2 week proceedings enactment wherever we volition proviso everything that is needed.

"Conveniently located adjacent the aged precocious street, you’ll observe a fig of specializer shops, pubs, bars, restaurants, the historical angiosperm gardens and St Mary’s Church, aft which the location is named. We are adjacent to a autobus halt with routes into Hemel Hempstead municipality centre which has 2 buying centres, the Riverside and the Marlowes buying centres wherever you’ll find each of your good known precocious thoroughfare brands, and if you’re looking for determination peaceful to beryllium and unbend you tin sojourn the Water Gardens. We’re besides a abbreviated autobus thrust distant from the bid presumption with links to London, Watford, Kensington, Clapham, Milton Keynes and Northampton."