Undercrofts were commonly built in England and Scotland throughout the 13th and early 14th centuries. They occur in cities such as London, Chester and Southampton.
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The undercroft is essentially a fancy word for the church basement under the chancel and nave (and transept, if there is one).
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UndercroftUsually describes the vaulted room or rooms beneath the main room or rooms of a medieval house. Compare crypt.Undershot water wheelOne turned by the momentum of the water passing beneath.
Undercroft - A vaulted room, sometimes underground, below an upper room such a chapel or church ...
Undercroft
- a vaulted chamber below house, castle or church, partially or wholly underground.
UNDERCROFT: a vaulted room, either underground or with an upper storey. VAULT: an arched or domed, ceiling or roof. VENETIAN WINDOW: another term for PALLADIAN WINDOW. VESTRY: a room attached to a church, in which vestments are kept.
The result was a space between the chancel and the nave that extends beyond the side walls, giving the church a cruciform floor plan-meaning that it is cross-shaped when viewed from the air. Undercroft The undercroft is essentially a fancy word ...
2. crypt, tomb, catacomb, cellar, mausoleum, charnel house, undercroft He ordered that Matilda's body should be buried in the family vault.
3. arch, roof, ceiling, span the vault of a magnificent cathedral
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undercroft Also called a crypt. A vaulted underground room beneath a church which may be used either as a burial place or for storage.
 See also: Church, House, Vault, Ground, Chamber
  
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