Beneath the bustling heart of modern Kingston lies a secret whisper of the past, the Medieval bridge and Undercroft. Here, beneath what was once the Rose and Crown Inn, lies a relic of a time when London Bridge stood alone against the tide. During the construction of the John Lewis department store, a hidden chamber was unearthed. This wasn’t just any forgotten cellar. This was the Undercroft, a chalk and flint barrel-vaulted space, a testament to medieval engineering. It once lay beneath the Rose and Crown Inn at the north end of Old Bridge Street. This inn, in its heyday, would have been a welcome sight for weary travelers. They would have journeyed from far and wide, for the only other bridge across the mighty Thames was the legendary London Bridge, a full day’s ride away until Putney Bridge was built in 1729. Though only open at select times, the Medieval bridge and Undercroft offer a tangible link to Kingston’s past. Their presence reminds us that beneath the modern facade, the echoes of medieval London, its travelers and tales, still resonate.
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