Richard III: Tomb design does not meet Leicester Cathedral's criteria

“If the Cathedral cannot cope with this honour of having Richard 111 in a tomb maybe the public should ask St Mary de Castro would do the honour with a tomb As Bob491 suggests and what a money spinner it would be, I hope Peter Soulsby the Mayor could look in to this”

“There is already a slab in the Cathedral...put him under it!”

“It just shows you how far concepts of 'respect & honour' have plummeted in our society. After achieving so much in finding King Richard the powers that be are nervously checking their wallets and scrimping on the occasion that is now being afforded to them. People will come from all over the world, AND spend money to see his tomb. People won't come to walk on a pavement, sorry a slab, they'll have pavements of their own. How often does something like this happen? So much for history, posterity, nostalgia and romanticism...”

“As for Leicester Cathedral not having room for a Casket, this was a King more important than any other grave you have in your Cathedral, and this could be a money spinner for the Cathedral, no wonder people stop going to church with Idiots like this in charge.”

“You can get a finer burial with the council or the coop these days!! He is a King. If he's reburied under a slab it will fuel his much maligning. Is there nothing considered sacred in this country any more? If that's the best that Leicester can do he'd be better off reinterred in York or Gloucester. King Richard would be turning in his grave now if he had one...”

“The Canon of Leicester Cathedral stated that he did not want Richard III's tomb/slab to be of 'disproportionate significance'. I would suggest that burying Richard at the Cathedral gives it 'disporpotionate significance', which it does not deserve. It only became a cathedral in 1927 and, as the fourth smallest cathedral in England, is not an appropriate place to have the remains of the last Plantaganet king; he deserves better than this.

Leicester managed to 'lose' Richard for 528 years and were not interested in finding his remains until it became clear that vast sums of money - an estimated £140m - could be made from tourism generated from him. He has already been exploited too much; he deserves better. Obviously, the Cathedral sees this as an opportunity to get someone else - the Richard III Society - to pay for their 'modernisation'. Shame on you!!

Richard was born in Yorkshire, his father was Duke of York, Richard was Lord of the North and his favourtite homes were in Yorkshire. Why would he want to be laid to rest in the place where he was slaughtered and mutilated?? Especially when he is being shown such little respect. He should be reinterred in York Minster, where he wanted to be buried, where he will be honored and respected, and where his tomb will be accepted without all this petty wrangling.”

“Has the Cathedral gone completely and utterly mad!!
1/ The life of the Cathedral will never ever be the same again they need to embrace this. People from all over the world for decades even centuries to come will want to see the tomb not some slab on the ground
2/ Are they seriously trying to sabotage our right to have the King in our city?
3/ HE'S A KING - WE'RE NOT GOING TO WALK ON HIM!
4/ Make some room and get over it
5/ Have some respect Cathedral and don't blow it for the rest of us”

“So not only have Leicester hijacked the body of Richard III, (and he is only there because it is where he is slain) but now they want to put him back under a slab. There is now an opportunity to give him the fitting and dignified burial which he was denied after his body was displayed virtually naked in that city and shoved into a grave which was too small. If the authorities feel their cathedral is too small for an appropriate tomb, then the answer is surely obvious? Let him lie in a more appropriate place where he will be honoured.”

“Since Leicester Cathedral wants to deal with Richard on the cheap, he should go to where they will (at long last) give hime proper due. I suggest neutral ground: Oak Island in Nova Scotia has a secure burial pit in which Sir Francis Bacon archived the original manuscripts of William Shakespeare. RIII could be happy there! Alternatively, my backyard is available, and I would permit the most ornate effigy and tomb that donations could afford.”

“There's not much of historical .architectural or artistic interest in the Cathedral at Leicester and there will be even less if I am reading their Brief correctly. Under consideration:-
Moving the font.
Moving the altar.
Tearing out the choir gallery.
Tearing out some of the wooden screens.
Tearing out the canons seats (what at one time would have been choir stalls which just about any Parish Church of any age or interest has).Two rows, possibly all four.
Changing the floor levels ( which I suspect means covering them up with timber floors) and so it goes on. Why not tear out the organ and bring in a keyboard whilst you are about it!!
Listening to a spokesman for the Cathedral on tonight's TV, perhaps I misunderstood what he was saying but he gave the impression that all this was going to be done at a cost of hundreds of thousands of pounds in order to house the remains of Richard III. ( Even if the Richard III Society's offer of the fully funded limestone tomb was taken up, little more than 28 square feet of floor space would be needed.) No, I fear the Cathedral is in Makeover Mode (don't forget the new garden and outdoor entertainment venue , including would you believe open-air baptisms.)
It seems they will not rest until they have turned it into St.Martin's Community Centre. The Cathedral must either be very wealthy or are hoping to raise the money through public donations under the guise of a fund for Richard III's interment. I trust the council tax payers of Leicester will not be expected to fund any part of this . I also hope members of the public will not be duped into making a contribution.

York to the rescue PLEASE.”