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	Chislehurst Caves: The Crown Inn, Chislehurst, Kent, UK
		Chislehurst Caves: The Crown Inn, Chislehurst, Kent, UK The Crown Inn, School Rd Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5PG
		Chislehurst Caves consist of 20 miles of caverns and passageways that have been dug by hand from the chalk, over a period of 8000 years.
		Chislehurst Caves became a major tourist attraction early in the 20th Century and have also been used by many film production companies.
	www.crownchislehurst.co.uk /chislehurst_cave.htm (245 words)

	Chislehurst Caves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chislehurst Caves are a series of 22 miles of tunnels in Chislehurst, in the south eastern suburbs of Greater London.
		Although called caves they are actually chalk and flint mine workings.
		In the 1960s, the caves were used a music venue.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chislehurst_Caves (321 words)

	Chislehurst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chislehurst ['tʃɪzɫhɜːst] is a village in the London Borough of Bromley.
		The caves are reputedly haunted, and Druids are said to have made grisly human sacrifices in their depths.
		Chislehurst West may be found by going towards Mottingham, and this area includes the biggest of the ponds, and the High Street, which has many pubs and restaurants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chislehurst (256 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chislehurst
		The name "Chislehurst" is derived from the Saxon words "chisle" which means gravel and "hurst" which means woodland and so Chislehurst means 'gravel woodland'.
		The caves are reputedly haunted, and Druids are said to have made grisly human sacrifices in the depths of the caves.
		You can tour the caves most days, and on Sundays, there is a special extended tour, lasting approximately one and a half hours.Chislehurst West may be found by going towards Mottingham, and this area includes the biggest of the ponds, and the High Street, which has many pubs and restaurants.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Chislehurst (253 words)

	urban75 walk to Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst woods and various pubs in the area! April 2004
		The only lighting in the caves came from the kerosene lamps we carried and if you wandered away from the main tour for a moment without one (as some Urbanites were want to do!), it was eerily pitch fl.
		The caves were used as an ammunitions depot during the Great War of 1914 and became part of the Woolwich Arsenal.
		With so many people stumbling around the caves, dogs were hired to seek out members of the public who had strayed from organised groups and found themselves completely lost in the maze of passageways.
	www.urban75.org /london/chislehurst.html (1130 words)

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		Chislehurst Caves - Chislehurst Caves are a labyrinth of dark mysterious passageways which have been hewn by hand from the chalk, deep beneath Chislehurst...
	www.mysterieszone.com /cave.htm (1127 words)

	Chislehurst Caves, Bromley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chislehurst Caves are a network of underground man-made tunnels that have been used for a variety of reasons in the past, as the guide will tell you.
		Chislehurst Caves are in the unlikely location of the South London suburb Bromley.
		The caves are open seven days a week in the school holidays and Weds to Sun at other times, tours leave on the hour every hour and its all fairly relaxed.
	johnnyspring.tripod.com /cheapdaysout/id13.html (390 words)

	Chislehurst Caves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The love affair upset her family and she would walk the caves to get away from it all and it was here her husband found her and in a rage killed her.
		She had an uncanny knowledge the caves were used as escape tunnels during the conflicts between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers in the English Civil War.
		She said she believed he died at his home of a stomach complaint but haunted the caves because he was angry because the tunnels had changed and entrances were blocked.
	www.valhood.co.uk /chislehurst_caves.htm (821 words)

	Chislehurst Caves: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chislehurst Caves are a series of 22 miles of tunnels in Chislehurst (Chislehurst: chislehurst is a place in the london borough of bromley....
		The earliest mention of the mines is circa 1250 and they are last believed to have been worked in the 1830s (1830s: The decade from 1830 to 1839).
		In the 1960s (1960s: The decade from 1960 to 1969), the caves were used a music venue.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/chislehurst_caves (270 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Chislehurst Caves, UK
		Near to the railway station is the entrance to Chislehurst Caves, which is now a tourist attraction, a place where brilliant children's parties are held and a venue for Dungeons and Dragons games.
		The caves should really be termed 'mines' as they were originally chalk and flint mines rather than natural caves.
		Given the long history of the caves, it is to be expected that there might be a ghost or two.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A744653 (957 words)

	Subterranea of Great Britain: Chislehurst Caves
		Nichols (1903): The Chislehurst Caves and Deneholes, Jnl.Brit.Arch.Assc.
		Chislehurst Caves are artificial caverns in the soft cretaceous chalk.
		Between the wars the caves were bought by Kent Mushrooms Ltd., a part of the mines was used for the cultivation of mushrooms.
	www.showcaves.com /english/gb/misc/Chislehurst.html (479 words)

	Chislehurst Caves: Tickets for London Attractions: London Pass Attraction Tickets
		Chislehurst in London is home to chalk caves that were mined by hand for over 8000 years.
		In recent times Chislehurst Caves have been used as evocative outside location for such television programmes as Doctor Who and Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) and as such are visited by both film and history fans.
		The caves remain a source of fascination for all ages and a major London tourist attraction for anyone who is interested in geology.
	www.londonpass.com /languages/french/attChislehurstCaves.asp (349 words)

	Chislehurst Caves - Miles of History and Mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Chislehurst Caves are a labyrinth of dark mysterious passageways which have been hewn by hand from the chalk, deep beneath Chislehurst.
		The caves also became the setting for several underground concerts in the early 1900's.
		The Caves are also used as a film location and have been used by the BBC and independent film companies.
	www.hpsresearch.com /chislehurst/history.htm (331 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Barnet Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SOME years ago, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves launched a challenge, offering a prize of £5 to anyone who could spend a night down there alone.
		It is thought that the caves, created from mining, have existed for thousands, rather than hundreds, of years.
		The most notorious of the Ghosts of Chislehurst Caves is that of the White Lady in the haunted pool.
	www.barnettimes.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=83510 (430 words)

	Chislehurst Caves, Kent Caves, Chislehurst Caves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The affluent commuter belt of Chislehurst is not the most likely location for a huge complex of caves that date back over 4000 years.
		The caves became more widely known after their use during the Second World War as an air-raid shelter, not only for the locals but for over 10,000 Londoners who travelled to the caves each night by special train.
		The caves are thought to be entirely man made and were created during three different periods of time by our ancestors.
	www.yourcounty.co.uk /freetime/archive/discover/chislehurstcaves.html (262 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - News Shopper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In early times the caves were separated into three compartments referred to as the Saxon, Druid and Roman sections depending on when they were formed until Dr William Nicholls connected the three areas via passageways in 1903.
		It was in 1941 that the baby girl, named Cavena, was born and subsequently baptised in the caves' make-shift church, dubbed the Cathedral of Rocks and consecrated at the time by the Bishop of Rochester.
		Sacrificial rituals were also said to be regularly performed on children at one of the cave's Druid altars, and it is believed a priest who went down the caves in search of penance died of fright.
	www.newsshopper.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=485877 (514 words)

	Pelobates - Issue 71 - Chislehurst Caves - Croydon Caving Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		They get their name from the time when the Emperor Napoleon III used to live in part of Chislehurst, and he used part of the caves as a storehouse for some of his possessions.
		In fact when this part of the cave was excavated a few years ago some of his possessions were found hidden in a section of passageway behind that door just there.......
		Now the chamber itself is reputed to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who was murdered in the caves about 180 years ago, and according to modern day spiritualists her ghost still walks and haunts this passageway.
	www.croydoncavingclub.org.uk /Archive/Pelobates/071/S10.htm (3256 words)

	Chislehurst Caves - Disclaimer Statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.hpsresearch.com /chislehurst/disc.htm (485 words)

	The Crown Inn, Chislehurst, Kent
		The Crown Inn Chislehurst is very close to the well known Chislehurst Caves which extend for nearly 20 miles and date back over 4,000 years.
		Chislehurst Caves became more widely known after their use during the Second World War as an air raid shelter, not only for the locals but for over 10,000 Londoners who travelled to the caves each night by special train.
		Chislehurst Caves are thought to be entirely man made and were created during three periods of time by our ancestors - Well worth a visit.
	www.crownchislehurst.co.uk (265 words)

	Helen Stephenson's Chislehurst Caves Pictures
		Focussing was a bit interesting down in the caves because there was so little light in places that it was difficult to see the split image in the viewfinder.
		No furniture was allowed in the Caves, but the women used to be able to wheel down a pram with whatever they could pile in it.
		Chislehurst Caves have their own website which can be viewed by clicking here.
	www.baronmoss.demon.co.uk /Chislehurst_Caves_pics.html (666 words)

	Printer Friendly Format - Croydon Guardian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is thought that the caves, created from mining, have existed forthousands, rather than hundreds, of years.
		In 1985, the then owner of the caves, Anne Reekie, forbade anyone wantingto spend the night in them, convinced that there was something malevolentwandering the maze.
		The most notorious of the Ghosts of Chislehurst Caves is that of theWhite Lady in the haunted pool.
	www.croydonguardian.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=352947 (406 words)

	BBC - Seven Wonders - Chislehurst Caves
		It was this chalk that absorbed the rainwater and was able to be siphoned for the clear drinking water for London.
		A fine example of the chalk substructure is found at the Chislehurst Caves - a labyrinth of dark passageways which are actually man-made.
		As a result the caves have many Saxon, Druid and Roman associations.
	www.bbc.co.uk /england/sevenwonders/london/london_underground (239 words)

	Chislehurst Caves - Review - Going Underground
		The caves are not caves in the Cheddar/ Wookey hole manner, they are man made flint workings in the chalk deposits common in this area of south-east London/north-west Kent.
		In latter years the caves were used as a mushroom farm (the present owners are Kent Mushrooms Ltd but farming is no longer carried on there), ammunition store and in the second world war, one of the country's biggest air raid shelters, at times holding up to 15 000 souls.
		The caves are situated almost in the centre of Chislehurst and are best reached by train to Chislehurst from Charing X. They are only a short walk from the station.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/chislehurst-caves/254061 (1150 words)

	Chislehurst Caves - London Tour Guide
		At Chislehurst Caves your whole family can travel back in time as you explore the maze of passageways and old...
		Chislehurst Caves are a labyrinth of dark mysterious passages which have been hewn by hand from the chalk, deep beneath...
		Chislehurst Caves: Tickets for London Attractions: London PassFree entry to 50 attractions & transport discounts with the London Pass tourism visitor card.
	www.ishop-online.org.uk /2-tours/Chislehurst-Caves.html (221 words)

	The Crown Inn, UK - accommodation
		If you enjoy walking, then Chislehurst is on one of the Green Chain Routes from Mottingham Lane to Beckenham Park (4 1/2 miles) The Crown is very close to the well known Chislehurst Caves which extend for nearly 20 miles and date back over 4,000 years.
		It was so well organised that people could pay 1d per night for a bunk and there was also a cinema, church and hospital for them to use during their time underground.
		The caves are thought to be entirely man made and were created during three periods of time by our ancestors - Well worth a visit.
	www.bedsearcher.co.uk /index.cfm?fuseaction=bedseeker.view_AH_Establishment_Pg1&estabid=221464 (162 words)

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