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Something weird happened today. I have been working on my house for several months now. When we first bought the house we ascertained that the fireplaces were either covered or gone. The one fireplace was blocked with old asbestos sheeting which we realised after cracking a large chunk from the bottom edge. Alas! We saw that all that was behind it was rubble and dust from the chimney.
Today, even though I was ready to go home, I decided it really was time to tackle that board and clear out the space behind. Oh Wow! The bottom grate may have been taken out but there it in its glory was the cast iron surround. The one thing I have discovered by now, is that folks who are blocking things up very rarely spend much time on cleaning out the area thouroughly. With tthis wisdom I sallied forth and began poking right at the back brhind the fire brick bridge....whatever its technical name is! I pulled out some good stuff, Meccan wrappers, a nickel plated teaspoon, a tobacco pack from 'Murrays International@ Belfast and lots of sweet wrappers. Finally, I pulled out a hard object and when I got full sight of it I was a little shocked....a bone. It's very light, about 6 inches long and has tendon stuck to it like old evo stick glue, if you can picture that! Worse, I decided it must be a cat bone.....bloomin big one too, and believed that if I put my hand in again I might find something more idetifiable....cat teeth, skull, anything. Well, I didn't. Instead, wedged at the very back appears to be a fabric bundle. I couldn't quite pull it out and in actual fact, I was beginning to feel my stomach turning. Basically, I was scared. My question is.....who shall I tell? Is there somewhere I can send the bone for inspection? I actually found a large vertebrae in the border of my front garden about a month ago. I thought that to be an odd place to bury a pet....at the front of the house. I kept that too. So, can anyone advise me? My house was built between 1860 - 70. Could there be a little sweep up there? Would someone have eaten their dinner there and thrown bone so very carefully into a recess like this? Do cats go as high as third storey then fall down the chimney? Will the police be able to help?
All I know is that my home has had several owners, only two were long term, but I have all the records. The house already has an unsavoury history as a brothel so the last thing I need is for it to have been a slaughterhouse!! I await your responses.
Fran
Today, even though I was ready to go home, I decided it really was time to tackle that board and clear out the space behind. Oh Wow! The bottom grate may have been taken out but there it in its glory was the cast iron surround. The one thing I have discovered by now, is that folks who are blocking things up very rarely spend much time on cleaning out the area thouroughly. With tthis wisdom I sallied forth and began poking right at the back brhind the fire brick bridge....whatever its technical name is! I pulled out some good stuff, Meccan wrappers, a nickel plated teaspoon, a tobacco pack from 'Murrays International@ Belfast and lots of sweet wrappers. Finally, I pulled out a hard object and when I got full sight of it I was a little shocked....a bone. It's very light, about 6 inches long and has tendon stuck to it like old evo stick glue, if you can picture that! Worse, I decided it must be a cat bone.....bloomin big one too, and believed that if I put my hand in again I might find something more idetifiable....cat teeth, skull, anything. Well, I didn't. Instead, wedged at the very back appears to be a fabric bundle. I couldn't quite pull it out and in actual fact, I was beginning to feel my stomach turning. Basically, I was scared. My question is.....who shall I tell? Is there somewhere I can send the bone for inspection? I actually found a large vertebrae in the border of my front garden about a month ago. I thought that to be an odd place to bury a pet....at the front of the house. I kept that too. So, can anyone advise me? My house was built between 1860 - 70. Could there be a little sweep up there? Would someone have eaten their dinner there and thrown bone so very carefully into a recess like this? Do cats go as high as third storey then fall down the chimney? Will the police be able to help?
All I know is that my home has had several owners, only two were long term, but I have all the records. The house already has an unsavoury history as a brothel so the last thing I need is for it to have been a slaughterhouse!! I await your responses.
Fran