The Old Church
Steve Hatherley

		NEW FIND BENEATH ARCHWAY CHURCH
	Archaeologists and theologians have this week been 
	examining a new archaeological site in North London. 
	The remains of an old church have been found during 
	renovations to St Francis' Church in Archway.
	
	Workmen excavating foundations for a new extension 
	to the church found an old flagstone floor. Since 
	finding it last week their place has been taken by 
	students from the Department of Prehistory and 
	Archaeology, University College, London.

	The flagstones are in good condition and exhibit 
	excellent workmanship. Research is being conducted 
	to see if records indicate the presence of another 
	church on the site.

	The new find has already caused concern when it was 
	discovered that one of the symbols found carved on 
	the flagstones is similar to designs carved on 
	megaliths by stone age man.

	St Francis' Church was constructed during the 
	sixteenth century, and it is believed that this 
	discovery predates the church by as much as six 
	hundred years.
	
	Further investigations are continuing in the capable 
	hands of Professor Theodore Johnstone-Taylor. He 
	hopes to have the flagstones out from the excavation 
	within the week but has stressed that much more must 
	be done before construction on the extension can 
	continue.

Possibilities
1       The floor of the church is the roof of a very old crypt. The 
crypt is full of the remains of bodies, all well preserved in the 
cool, dry environment. All of the bodies show signs of being bled to 
death. But one of the bodies is not yet dead, and after such a long 
sleep it is very thirsty.

2       Further inscriptions begin to come to light in original 
translations of the Bible. The place is very unholy indeed, devil 
worship was actively carried out and only after the place was cleansed 
was the church built. The ward against evil is carved upon one of the 
flagstones, but they have been taken by the University for study.
	The church will refuse to visit the place until the flagstone 
is replaced.

3       The flagstones are the roof of a Deep One temple. At night, 
when all is quiet, their chanting can be heard. Breaking through 
reveals a complex network of tunnels and sewers which have given the 
Deep Ones a complete run of the undercity.

Copyright (c) 1990 Steve Hatherley
steve@flar.demon.co.uk