Undercrofts

Most people know about the Rows in Chester, but much less talked about are the undercrofts, of which about 20 remain. The one below is in Crypt Chambers, now Browns of Chester, and is used as a cafe. If you look carefully you can see a drinks cabinet built into an arch on the right.

An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room, often brick-lined and vaulted, and used for storage in buildings since medieval times. In modern usage, an undercroft is generally a ground (street-level) area which is relatively open to the sides, but covered by the building above.

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