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Key Elements
Simple style to
take into consideration that the labourers used were more used to
working in wood than stone. This did not mean that the buildings were
small!
The greatest
symbol of any elements of Norman architecture was the rounded element in
windows and arches.
Carvings used
geometric designs such as chevrons
Square towers and
cruciform construction to allow for a deep chancel
Ribbed vaulting
Examples
Durham
Cathedral
www.durhamcathedral.co.uk
The finest example
of Norman architecture in England
Work started in
1093 and was largely completed in 40 years
Built, on a
peninsula at the River Wear, as a shrine to St Cuthbert
The Northern front
is 496ft wide
Ely
Cathedral
www.cathedral.ely.anglican.org
The first
buildings were constructed in Anglo-Saxon times with the current
cathedral being built from 1083
The current
cathedral sits low in the Fens and can be seen for miles around
It is constructed
on stone from Northamptonshire with decorations in Purbeck Marble
Nave is 248ft long
Galilee porch
built between 1198 and 1215
Has an octagonal
tower built after the original Norman tower collapsed in 1322. A
lantern tower of 142ft took longer to develop.
Has the largest
Lady Chapel in England built off the North transept in the Decorated
style
Restoration work
undertaken in the Victorian times by
Sir
George Gilbert Scott
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