The bizarre discovery of this purr-fect guard for the deceased was made in Waltham Abbey Church in Essex, which was popular with medieval pilgrims wanting to be healed View 3 Images Would wouldn't want to come across this feline in the dark (Image: Credit: Pen News)

A mummified cat has been discovered hidden inside the walls of one of Britain’s most historic churches , smack bang next to the reputed grave of England’s last Anglo-Saxon king. ‌

The dried-out feline was found entombed within Waltham Abbey Church, Essex where King Harold Godwinso is believed to have been buried after being slain at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Experts say cats were often sealed into walls to ward off evil spirits, like like witches and ghosts . ‌

But that this usually happened in homes

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