Undercroft

The Undercroft at Blakeney Guildhall in Norfolk
A modern parking undercroft beneath a cinema

An undercroft is traditionally a cellar or storage room,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Friar, Stephen (2003). The Sutton companion to castles. Stroud: Sutton. p. 164. ISBN 9780750927444.
  2. ^ Levitt, David (6 December 2012). The Housing Design Handbook: A Guide to Good Practice. Routledge. ISBN 9781135871833. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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