. Archaeologia cantiana. st be considered asapproximate. At the present time we have no means ofjudging as to the extent of the house of which this cryptformed part, but the existence of doorways on the easternside of the latter shew that it extended to the adjoiningpremises, now occupied by Mr. Bemroses ironmongersshop. The cellars of this establishment have been match-boarded round; but while we are writing alterations arebeing carried out there, revealing the stone walls of thesuperstructure, 3 feet in thickness. Through the kindness of Mr. Stephen Aveling I am enabledto give an illustratio
. Archaeologia cantiana. st be considered asapproximate. At the present time we have no means ofjudging as to the extent of the house of which this cryptformed part, but the existence of doorways on the easternside of the latter shew that it extended to the adjoiningpremises, now occupied by Mr. Bemroses ironmongersshop. The cellars of this establishment have been match-boarded round; but while we are writing alterations arebeing carried out there, revealing the stone walls of thesuperstructure, 3 feet in thickness. Through the kindness of Mr. Stephen Aveling I am enabledto give an illustration (Plate II.) of a portion of anotherinteresting crypt formerly existing in Rochester, under the Crown Inn/* which stood on the south side of High Street, jnear the bridge. Symon Potyn, the founder of St. Catherines «Hospital in that city, was master of the inn in 1316. iBetween the years 1860—1870 the famous hostelry, which * A plan of this crypt is given in the Gentlemans Magazine Supplement,1789, plate i., p. MEDIAEVAL CRYPTS AT ROCHESTER. 223 had been the temporary resting-place of many Eoyal anddistinguished personages for centuries, was demolished, butMr. Aveling fortunately made a drawing of the undercroft afew hours before its final destruction. His sketch wassubsequently reproduced in the Illustrated London News, butit will be none the less welcome at this distance of time tothe members of our Society. Other crypts exist in Rochesterto which allusion may be made, namely, that under The OldVicarage, which originally formed part of Satis House, thehome of Richard Watts, a great benefactor to the undercroft probably extended beyond its present limit, ! but it now consists only of a single bay, with a quadripartitevault over ; the shell is of chalk ashlar, with stone ribs. ; Another example exists under the Peoples Cafe inHigh Street. This consists of a round-headed vault, built , entirely of chalk from the foundation. The chamber hasbeen considerably r
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