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38–39 Bayley Lane

Remains of building in Coventry, England

Field	Value
name	38–39 Bayley Lane
status	Destroyed
image	Bayley Lane Medieval Undercroft 8.JPG
caption	The area of the undercroft is outlined on the ground above.
owner	Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
address	Bayley Lane
location_town	Coventry
location_country	United Kingdom
completion_date	14th century
embedded	{{Designation list
embed	yes
designation1	Grade I
designation1_offname	MEDIEVAL BASEMENT BELOW NUMBERS 38 AND 39
designation1_date	5 February 1955
designation1_number

38–39 Bayley Lane is a former building, whose present-day site is accessible from the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, England. All that remains is the medieval undercroft, a fourteenth-century cellar that initially belonged to a wealthy merchant, who was a clothier. The undercroft is built with sandstone with a stone-ribbed vault for added security and strength. It is a Grade I listed building.

History

The area of Bayley Lane that the building was located in was occupied by wealthy merchants in the late medieval period. Following the earlier levelling of Coventry Castle, the area would have been undeveloped. Bayley Lane likely emerged as a route through the former castle bailey or outer court.

The status of the area grew after the establishment of St Mary's Guildhall, followed by the construction of Drapers Hall.

The property belonged to the Benedictine Priory and the earliest-known tenant was Robert Allesley, a girdler.

Undercroft

The cellar of 38–39 Bayley Lane is much smaller than the similar undercroft beneath St Mary's Guildhall, further along Bayley Lane which is used as a restaurant.

The undercroft consists of two square bays making a rectangular room (just over 21 by). There are two separate entrances, one by which the cellar is entered from Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in the west and another, which is blocked after a few steps, in the east. There are niches in the western and southern walls which were used to store valuable goods.

The local topography allowed the cellar to be lit on the northern side with a window.

References

Demidowicz, George. (2008). "Medieval Undercroft". [[Herbert Art Gallery and Museum]].
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(22 June 2012). "Visitors given rare access to medieval undercroft in Coventry city centre". BBC.
(23 June 2012). "Rare visit to medieval undercroft in Coventry city centre". [[BBC Online]].

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