Chislehurst Caves - The 35km Cave City in London
Sept 20, 2020 10:10:55 GMT
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Post by tamara on Sept 20, 2020 10:10:55 GMT
Chislehurst Caves - The 35km Cave City in London
www.heritagedaily.com/2020/04/chislehurst-caves-the-35km-cave-city-in-london/122478
That's awesome!
Would love to see it with my own eyes
Chislehurst Caves is an extensive complex of subterranean tunnels of uncertain origin that stretch up to 35km in the suburbs of south London in Chislehurst, Bromley.
Despite being called caves, they are entirely man-made and were probably first constructed as a mine to extract the flint deposits in the London chalk layers.
It has been suggested that part of the cave system dates from up to 8000 years ago, but the first recorded mention was actually noted in medieval documents of circa 1250AD and in post-medieval church records of 1737AD.
Despite being called caves, they are entirely man-made and were probably first constructed as a mine to extract the flint deposits in the London chalk layers.
It has been suggested that part of the cave system dates from up to 8000 years ago, but the first recorded mention was actually noted in medieval documents of circa 1250AD and in post-medieval church records of 1737AD.
www.heritagedaily.com/2020/04/chislehurst-caves-the-35km-cave-city-in-london/122478
That's awesome!
Would love to see it with my own eyes
