Overview

• Builders renovating a terraced house on Cleveland Road in Lytham discovered bones in the cellar on August 15 and halted work.
• Lancashire Police have confirmed the remains are human and say they may be those of children.
• The remains have been removed from the property as specialists carry out forensic tests to determine age, identity and cause of death.
• Detectives led by DI Andrew Crook are not treating the discovery as suspicious and believe the burial is historic.
• Officers appealed for information to help identify the remains, asking anyone with details to call 101 and quote log 0616 of August 15.