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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 7 May 2016. It was captioned as follows: English: The mid-19th century Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. Until the start of the twentieth century, it was used as a make-shift mortuary for bodies pulled out of the nearby Thames Estuary. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Other languages:  Čeština: Kostnice z poloviny 19. století v rohu hřbitova u kostela Sv. Heleny ve vesnici Cliffe, hrabství Kent, Anglie. Deutsch: Das Charnel House in einer Ecke des Friedhofs der St Helen's Church in Cliffe (Grafschaft Kent). Das Haus wurde Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erbaut und wurde als behelfsmäßiges Leichenhaus bis zur Beerdigung der Verstorbenen verwendet. Das Gebäude wurde bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts genutzt. Es ist heute als Grad-II-Bauwerk durch English Heritage klassifiziert. English: The mid-19th century Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. Until the start of the twentieth century, it was used as a make-shift mortuary for bodies pulled out of the nearby Thames Estuary. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Español: The Charnel House (el osuario), situado en una esquina del cementerio de St Helen's Church en Cliffe, condado de Kent, Inglaterra. Fue construido a mediados del siglo XIX y utilizado como morgue improvisada para almacenar los cuerpos encontrados en el río Támesis, esperando su identificación y entierro. El edificio continuó siendo utilizado hasta el comienzo del siglo XX. Esperanto: La dometo Charnel en angulo de la tombejo de la kirko Sankta Helena en la vilaĝo Cliffe, Kent, Anglio, ĝis komenco de la 20-a jarcento uziĝis kiel provizora kadavrejo de korpoj tiritaj el la proksima delto de la rivero Tamizo. Italiano: L'ossario del cimitero della chiesa di Sant'Elena nel villaggio di Cliffe, Medway in Inghilterra. Fino all'inizio del XX secolo fu usato come obitorio improvvisato per i corpi estratti dal vicino estuario del Tamigi. Magyar: A Cliffe-i Saint Helens-templom csontháza (Kent, Anglia) Português: The Charnel House, situado em um canto do cemitério da igreja de Santa Helena, em Cliffe, condado de Kent, Inglaterra. Foi construído em meados do século XIX e utilizado como necrotério improvisado até que os corpos encontrados no rio Tâmisa fossem identificados e enterrados. O edifício continuou a ser utilizado até o início do século XX. Македонски: Некогашна мртовечница за тела извлечени од блиското устие на Темза, денес заштитен објект од II категорија. Українська: Склеп на кладовищі біля церкви Святої Єлени в селі Кліфф, Кент, Англія. Склеп був побудований в середині 19 сторіччя. Його використовували в якості імпровізованого моргу. Його використовували до початку 20 сторіччя. Зараз склеп є об'єктом Англійської Спадщини. 한국어: 잉글랜드 켄트 클리페의 성 헬렌 교회의 무덤 한 구석에 위치한 19세기 중엽의 납골당. 이곳은 20세기가 시작되기 전까지 템스 강 어귀 부근에서 건져낸 시신들을 위한 임시 영안실로 사용되었다. 현재 이곳은 잉글리시 헤리티지의 2등 문화재 지정 건물로 분류되어 있다. 中文: 英格兰肯特郡克利夫圣海伦教堂墓园角落的停尸屋。这间停尸屋建于19世纪中叶，当作下葬前放置尸体的太平间。这栋建筑用到20世纪初期，如今已经被英格兰遗产委员会列入二级历史建筑。 中文（繁體）‎: 英格蘭肯特郡克利夫聖海倫教堂墓園角落的停屍屋。這間停屍屋建於19世紀中葉，當作下葬前放置屍體的太平間。這棟建築用到20世紀初期，如今已經被英格蘭遺產委員會列入二級歷史建築。

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The Charnel House, located in a corner of the graveyard at St Helen's Church in Cliffe, Kent, England. The Charnel House was built during the mid 19th century. It was used as a make-shift mortuary until the bodies were taken away to be buried. Its location close to the river Thames is key as bodies found were washed up or floating along the Thames were retrieved and taken to the charnel house to be stored awaiting identification and burial. The building continued to be used until the start of the twentieth century, when a series of Public Health Acts forced buildings such as this to become redundant. After this, the Church used it for storage and at one time a hive of bees was also put in there to deter intruders. It is now classified as a Grade II listed building by English Heritage. Español: The Charnel House ("el osuario"), situado en una esquina del cementerio de St Helen's Church en Cliffe, condado de Kent, Inglaterra. Fue construido a mediados del siglo XIX y utilizado como morgue improvisada para almacenar los cuerpos encontrados en el río Támesis, esperando su identificación y entierro. El edificio continuó siendo utilizado hasta el comienzo del siglo XX. Українська: Склеп на кладовищі біля церкви Святої Єлени в селі Кліфф, Кент, Англія. Склеп був побудований в середині 19 сторіччя. Його використовували в якості імпровізованого моргу. Його використовували до початку 20 сторіччя. Зараз склеп є об'єктом Англійської Спадщини. Deutsch: Das Charnel House in einer Ecke des Friedhofs der St Helen's Church in Cliffe (Grafschaft Kent). Das Haus wurde Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts erbaut und wurde als behelfsmäßiges Leichenhaus bis zur Beerdigung der Verstorbenen verwendet. Das Gebäude wurde bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts genutzt. Es ist heute als Grad II-Bauwerk durch English Heritage klassifiziert. Esperanto: La dometo Charnel en angulo de la tombejo de la kirko Sankta Helena en la vilaĝo Cliffe, Kent, Anglio, ĝis komenco de la 20-a jarcento uziĝis kiel provizora