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Open day reveals church secrets

A 'barrel' mortuary and the records of Victorian shipwrecks will be revealed at Llanfaelog church on Anglesey on Saturday.

Canon Madalaine Brady said the idea to reveal more about the graves and their history has really fired up people's interest.

St Maelog church yard dates from the 12th Century and the event is part of UK-wide Open Churches Day.

Llanfaelog church, on the west coast of Anglesey, will open from 1000-1500 BST....
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