Crypt and columbarium

From the church exterior beside the mortuary chapel you can see the flight of steps leading down to the crypt. The crypt houses the remains of two members of the Guinness family, Benjamin Lee Guinness, a younger brother of Lord Ardilaun who died in 1900, and Olive Guinness, who lived from 1801 to 1889. However, although so many features of All Saints’ commemorate Lord and Lady Ardilaun and their relatives, it is also a place of memory for the local families who have attended this church over the past century and more. In 1988 a columbarium was built in the crypt. This provides niches for cremation urns and over the last three decades many past members of the congregation have been laid rest to here, with marble tablets recording their names. The columbarium continues in use. 

From here please go to the west end of the church where you will see the grave stone of Bishop Plunket.