The Holy Grail in Isleworth

Ah the legendary Holy Grail - medieval Christianity's most mythical relic said to be the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper! Lets explore the claims it resides right here in London's Isleworth neighborhood!

According local lore first documented by medieval clerics, Jesus' chalice was brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea along with the disciple Saint Philip on a missionary voyage after the crucifixion circa 63 AD.

Upon stepping ashore, legend says Joseph thrust his rod of hawthorn wood into the Isleworth soil where it instantly took root and blossomed into a flowering Holy Thorn tree over 2000 years old still standing today!

Parish records show parts of current All Saints Church predate 500 AD plausibly making it one of England's oldest churches. And astonishingly, hidden vaults deep beneath reveal an ancient chamber housing a simple wooden cup venerated since antiquity as Jesus' holy relic!

For centuries whispers have swirled of mysterious ceremonies enacted by secret societies to safeguard the holy grail's resting place in Isleworth through the ages. Tales abound too of defeated Crusaders covertly smuggling the chalice here away from Middle East chaos to shelter divinity on British shores!

So could quiet unassuming Isleworth be the improbable guardian of profound Biblical history? Amatuer archaeologist Barrie-Jon Bower certainly thinks so!