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Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate is a vaulted basement chamber of medieval date located in the town centre of Reigate, Surrey. The structure survives beneath street level and represents a significant example of medieval commercial or domestic architecture, with its stone vaulting indicating substantial construction typical of high-status townhouses or merchant premises from the medieval period. The undercroft's location between two principal streets suggests it formed part of an important property in Reigate's medieval urban hierarchy, likely serving storage or service functions beneath the main building above. The survival of such subterranean structures provides archaeological evidence for understanding medieval urban development and building practices in this Surrey market town.
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005940. View the official record →
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate is a vaulted basement chamber of medieval date located in the town centre of Reigate, Surrey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005940.
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005940.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Reigate Castle (0.2 km), The Priory, Reigate (0.5 km), Bowl barrow 20m south of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.