Due to the significant number of ancient graves that have been discovered, restoration work at Leicester's cathedral has been postponed.
Workers claimed they were now six months behind schedule due to the sheer volume of archaeological discoveries, which included more than 1,000 graves.
The project team stated that they planned to reopen in November and open a visitor center in June of the following year. .
A £12.7m project that started in January 2022 includes the work.
The Old Song School site has had about 1,000 graves revealed by work.
The scaffolding inside the cathedral was put up by itself, according to project director Simon Bentley, and it took several weeks.
On the site of the cathedral's Old Song School, the visitor and learning center, according to him, is well under construction.
Archaeologists moved in after it was destroyed and discovered more than they had anticipated.
Excavators reported finding 125 burials in April of last year; however, the number has since multiplied tenfold. .
The number of graves discovered, according to Matthew Morris of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), surprised him.
The quantity of human remains "has been a bit of a surprise given the scale of it, and it's not actually a huge area that we've been looking at," he said.
Over 1,000 graves are located within a 14 by 14 meter space. The churchyard has probably been in use for more than a thousand years, and there are a remarkable number of human remains there. " .
Although potential delays weren't "ideal," Mr. Bentley continued, the finished product would be worth the wait.
The cathedral will be completely renewed, refreshed, and restored for future generations, according to him. "The restoration works will transform the cathedral as we know it," he said.
"Unfortunately, we're about six months behind schedule, and this is posing significant problems for us.
But that was due to the unexpected nature of archaeology work and how much the researchers have discovered.
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