Grisly Bones Discovery
Talking of lovely local photographers sending me curious things, here's an oddity from Blackheathen which has left me puzzled indeed.
Walking along the path by the Old Royal Naval College on Saturday, he saw police raking around on the shore, collecting a large quantity of dodgy-looking bones, after a tip-off from beachcombers. Apparently they are probably not human, (the bones, dummy, not the beachcombers...) though they've been carted off to the labs for checking anyway, and had probably been in the river for some time (also not the totters...)
Blackheathen tells me
"Police have yet to confirm if their investigation will lead to any prosecutions but local residents commended the prompt response by authorities in brightening up an otherwise dull afternoon..."
Labels: Weird Greenwich
posted by The Greenwich Phantom at
14:22
12 Comments:
What a kerfuffle! I have been collecting bones off the beach here and on the Isle of Dogs for about five years now to turn into what I consider Found Artworks (some people think its a load of old toss) I have seen so many strange things, seeds from the Amazon, unpeeled coconuts,a ships safe,several $20 bills, black Barbie ,Greek recipe book, wallets , mobile phones,you name it it gets washed up. I must admit there are a lot of bones, but they are pretty old and weathered, meaning they have been in the water for some time I thought they just came from the ArtBone Fairy. I am just amazed that anyone reported it and it must have been a real slow day at Police HQ. Plus I have noticed that bones are seasonal, we will soon be coming into the "lost football" season then in high summer its disgarded bouquets
Has Mo Hayder been visiting again...
oooh shudder. Yes that was grim. But good. You've just reminded me I still have the Phantom Webmaster's copy...
Discarded bouquets? There's something rather tragic about that. A story behind every one...
I once lost a Greek recipe book after a night out at the Prospect of Whitby - surely not?
...and the hairy coconut I used to carry around could be anywhere by now...
I'm still surprised by the number of Oyster shells on the foreshore! Just how many did people eat? And as for clay pipes......well, I can still pick up at least 10-20 without looking too hard, and that's just in the bit in front of the ORNC!!
SoC are you by any chance missing some $20 bills and a skip load of sheeps carcasses? Ive been hanging on to them. Also have several gold Roman coins, are they yours?
PS no hairy coconuts I'm afraid
Whilst we are on the subject of strange goings on in Greenwich and our Local Constabulary......
Can anyone tell me if there was someone on the railway line this afternoon? I saw Police looking over the wall at both Stockwell Street and King William Walk whilst the Helicopter was hovering over the other end of the tunnel towards Maze Hill.......Maybe one of the Ghosts had been seen.....SPOOKY!!!!
Dazza
Yup
I was on a train coming into Maze Hill about 3:20 which stopped & a "young" lad ran alongside in the direction of Greenwich - after a few minutes we moved on & there was a patrol car with flashing lights next to the pottery by the station...
Thanks for the info Timbur.
I know when you're young that you are supposed to be fearless, but it still amazes me what risks some people take........Still, I suppose A+E's up and down the country are testament to the folly of youth!!!
There's nothing nefarious about copious amount of bones found along the foreshore of the Thames. Years ago, (we're talking from Tudor times), there were several abattoirs along the Thames and they would dump their rubbish (you guessed it-- bones) in the Thames. The oysters shells found their way into the Thames because people would sit along the river, eat their oysters and then chuck the shells into the river. Funny-- and sad-- to think that people used to think of the Thames as their own personal dump. My son and I learned all about this when we went mudlarking along the Thames one sunny Saturday.
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