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Roman Catholic burial in 19th-century Liverpool: four vaults in the crypt of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Toxteth, Liverpool

Harold MytumDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert PhilpottDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Anna Fairley NielssonDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Sarah HitchensDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Nicola GeorgeDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Jordan PooleDepartment of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Pages 79-99 | Received 21 Sep 2023, Accepted 22 Mar 2024, Published online: 16 May 2024

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