Introduction
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This section describes the architecture used in Britain's large
churches, cathedrals and castles during the Medieval period. The progress in design can be
divided into several categories that roughly describe each stage. The main
stages were: -
- Romanesque (or Norman)
- Early English Gothic
- Decorated Gothic
- Perpendicular
Each stage had its own distinctive characteristics and it is still possible
to see the different stages in the churches, cathedrals and castles that remain.
The bar below shows
when the stages started and ended. The dates are not exact as the stages tended to
overlap each other as new designs were introduced while building work on older designs was still
in progress.
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