Inquests

Find dates of inquests in writing, upcoming inquests and treasure inquests. 

If you can’t find the inquest you want, you can filter by inquest date, type of inquest and name.

Type of inquest

An explanation of some of the terms you might see under the type of inquest heading in the tables:

  • Opening: formal opening of the inquest
  • Review: a case review without a court hearing
  • Pre inquest review: a case management hearing
  • Open and Completion: the inquest will be opened and concluded on the same day
  • Final: inquest hearing will take place
  • Inquest in writing: an inquest without a court hearing
  • Treasure: inquest into treasure that has been found 

Inquests in writing

Inquests in writing are inquests without a hearing in court.

Hearing date Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
29/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Anthony Sinclair PETERS
29/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Gillian Patricia LEWIS
29/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Terence David LAWSON
30/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Harrison Ptolemy SMITH
31/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Dean Victor HARMAN
31/07/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Andrew Lee ALLSOPP
04/08/2026 Inquest in Writing - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Ludovit LOVASS

Upcoming inquests

Hearing date Time Type of hearing and Coroner Name of deceased
28/07/2026 10:00 Open and Completion - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Ronald WARRINGTON
28/07/2026 10:15 Opening - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas David Godfrey STEVENS
29/07/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Joseph Dennis BRIGGS
29/07/2026 12:00 Opening and Completion - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder John Richard WILLIAMSON
29/07/2026 12:30 Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hayden JONES-POWELL
29/07/2026 12:45 Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Dean Victor HARMAN
29/07/2026 13:00 Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Robert WATERFALL
29/07/2026 13:15 Opening - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Asa BROWN
04/08/2026 10:30 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Chantelle HENLEY-STOCKS
05/08/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Harrison Ptolemy SMITH
05/08/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Faye Belle DANIEL-FOX
05/08/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Douglas Silas SANDERS
05/08/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Takavada Rukudzo Byron ZINYORO
05/08/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ludovit LOVASS
05/08/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Reginald Charlie MILLS
05/08/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob James PAYTER-HANBY
12/08/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder William Richard WILSON
12/08/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Rodney Michael CALOW
12/08/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Patricia Ann MILNE
18/08/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Claire LOMAS
18/08/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Wayne Antony HURST
19/08/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Claire LOMAS
20/08/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Claire LOMAS
24/08/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Thistlethwaite Shaun Robert HILL
25/08/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Claire LOMAS
26/08/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Gemma NORTH
26/08/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Anthony Simon JONES
26/08/2026 11:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Benjamin PEPPER
27/08/2026 10:00 Pre Inquest Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Christopher Anthony PARKER
02/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Shahab UDDIN
03/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Anne Marie TASKER
03/09/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Andrew Graham HARLOCK
09/09/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Andrew Lee ALLSOPP
09/09/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Remedios Navarro FORD
10/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Neil Phillip MARSHALL
16/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ethel FOX
16/09/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jamie Russell BARNES
23/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Darryl Mark BROOM
23/09/2026 11:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Norma Winifred YOUNG
28/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
29/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
30/09/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
30/09/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Jacob George HARDWICK
01/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
01/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Thomas Matthew HARVEY
02/10/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Carl Edward HYDE
06/10/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ethan David WALSH
07/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Sohan Singh MATHARU
08/10/2026 10:00 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Tom John TWIST-HULME
13/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Brian John WINFIELD
14/10/2026 09:30 Review - Assistant Coroner Miss Lomas Ellise Catherine Patricia ASHCROFT
14/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Susan Carol FREEMAN
14/10/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Michael Andrew BURTON
14/10/2026 13:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hazel Jane SHIPSTON
14/10/2026 13:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Justin Mark ATKIN
21/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Janet Ann MORRIS
21/10/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Stephen John FLOOD
21/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul GREATBANKS
22/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Asa BROWN
22/10/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Robert WATERFALL
28/10/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Paul CRIGLINGTON
28/10/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Hayden JONES-POWELL
28/10/2026 11:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder David Godfrey STEVENS
03/11/2026 10:00 Final - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Aryan SHARMA
17/11/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Susan Anne JORDAN
25/11/2026 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Miss Butler Paul Eric KNIGHT
26/11/2026 12:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Neeru PATEL
26/11/2026 12:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Virashi CHAUHAN
26/11/2026 12:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Bhamini KARSAN
02/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Joshuah James WILLIAMS
02/12/2026 10:15 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Tara-Louise LUNN
30/12/2026 10:00 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Mark Ian GIMSON
30/12/2026 10:30 Review - Senior Coroner Miss Pinder Ashley David ALDRIDGE
13/01/2027 10:00 Final - Assistant Coroner Mr Burge Sebastian ZARNOCH

Treasure inquests

Treasure inquests are inquests into treasure that has been found.

There are no upcoming treasure inquests, any future dates will be listed here.

Report treasure

If you find anything you think might be treasure, visit Treasure| British Museum's Portable antiquities scheme for how to report it.

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