undercroft

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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.

Southampton Medieval Merchants House cellarSouthampton Medieval Merchants House cellar
Blenheim State School, Block A understorey, from southeastBlenheim State School, Block A understorey, from southeast
Block A, open understory with open sides , Mount Sylvia State School, 2019Block A, open understory with open sides , Mount Sylvia State School, 2019
The Undercroft at Lanercost PrioryThe Undercroft at Lanercost Priory
Block A (1912) understorey, Drayton State School, 2019Block A (1912) understorey, Drayton State School, 2019
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classessubterraneacellariumundercroft, basement, monastic dependency, granary, winery, warehouse, pantryWikidata
commonsimageSouthampton Medieval Merchants House cellar Commons
commonsimageBlenheim State School, Block A understorey, from southeast Commons
commonsimageBlock A, open understory with open sides , Mount Sylvia State School, 2019 Commons
commonsimageThe Undercroft at Lanercost Priory Commons
commonsimageBlock A (1912) understorey, Drayton State School, 2019 Commons