Four more skeletons found during Peterborough roadworks
It takes the total found at the Queensgate roundabout to 11
Last updated 6th Aug 2026
Four more skeletons have been found during construction work at Queensgate roundabout in Peterborough.
It brings the total number of skeletons found during the City Link project, part of the wider Peterborough Station Quarter development, to 11.
The remains were discovered during digging works, with archaeologists brought in to carefully remove and record them.
The area is believed to be part of the former St John’s Graveyard, a Victorian cemetery which closed to new burials in 1858.
Records show parts of the cemetery were cleared during the 1970s when the original subway system was built at the roundabout.
Further remains have now been found because the construction work is going deeper than before.
A burial licence was obtained from the Ministry of Justice and the remains will be examined before being respectfully reburied in Church of England burial grounds elsewhere in the city.
Peterborough City Council says the Queensgate roundabout works may be delayed by around four weeks.
The speed of digging has had to slow down, so remains aren't damaged.
Contractors have also increased security at the site.
Oxford Archaeology, which is carrying out the archaeological work, said the remains are being handled according to national standards and will be analysed by an osteoarchaeologist before being reburied.