Date: 26/10/2018

Archaeological work to remove 45,000 skeletons from a burial site to make way for HS2 construction has begun.
Some 61,000 burials took place at St James^s Gardens between 1788 and 1853, beside what is now London Euston station.
Protests and a memorial service were held before the site was closed to create a new terminus station.
HS2 said the dig in Camden would ^add to our understanding of how this city transformed^.
The burial ground is one of 60 archaeological sites along the route between between London and Birmingham which is being explored prior to the construction of the £55.7bn high-speed rail line.

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Removal of 45,000 skeletons at HS2 site

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Some 45,000 skeletons are being removed to make way for a new station terminus.

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