" ▁are ▁kept ▁behind ▁a ▁gr ill ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ' s ▁amb ul atory . ▁Each ▁box ▁holds ▁a ▁sk ull ▁and ▁the ▁box ▁is ▁ins cribed ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁sk ull ▁belonged . ▁The ▁box ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁chap el ▁sur mount ed ▁by ▁a ▁cross ▁with ▁a ▁t ref o il ▁sh aped ▁opening . ▁At ▁one ▁time ▁these ▁" sk ull ▁boxes " ▁were ▁common ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁practice ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁remove ▁ske let ons ▁from ▁the ▁c emetery ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁buried ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁space ▁for ▁new ▁remains . ▁The ▁b ones ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁o ss u ary ▁or ▁char nel ▁house ▁but ▁the ▁sk ull s ▁were ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁dece ased ' s ▁family ▁and ▁many ▁chose ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁sk ull ▁placed ▁in ▁these ▁chap el ▁sh aped ▁boxes ▁and ▁kept ▁on ▁display . ▁The ▁sk ull s ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁sh el ves ▁come ▁from ▁all ▁classes ▁of ▁society ▁from ▁a ▁b aker , ▁a ▁health ▁inspect or , ▁an ▁infant ▁aged ▁only ▁ 6 ▁and ▁a ▁priest ▁to ▁Ham on ▁Barb ier ▁the ▁arch de acon ▁of ▁K ém én éd illy ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁famous ▁Ker je an ▁château . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁window ▁of ▁the ▁cho ir ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁four - panel led ▁st