Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England
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The medieval cathedrals of England, which date from between approximately 1040 and 1540, are a group of twenty-six buildings that constitute a major aspect of the country's artistic heritage and are among the most significant material symbols of Christianity. Though diverse in style, they are united by a common function. As cathedrals, each of these buildings serves as central church for an administrative region (or diocese) and houses the throne of a bishop (Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis, from the Greek, καθέδρα).
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Architects
- Robert the Mason, c 1100, St Albans abbey
- William of Sens, d 1184, Canterbury choir
- William the Englishman d 1214, Canterbury choir
- Elias of Dereham d 1246, Salisbury
- Michael of Canterbury d 1321, Canterbury
- Henry Wy c 1324, St Albans nave
- John de Ramsey d 1349, Norwich, Ely
- William de Ramsey d 1349, Norwich, Ely, Old St Paul's chapter house, Lichfield presbytery
- William Hurley d 1354, Ely lantern
- Richard of Farleigh d 1364, Salisbury north-east gate and wall around the close, Exeter
- Alan of Walsingham d 1364, Ely octagon
- John Clyve d 1374, Worcester nave, tower, west front
- Henry Yevele d 1400, Canterbury nave, Durham Neville screen
- William Wynford d 1405, Winchester nave, Wells west towers.
- Thomas Mapilton d 1438, Canterbury SW tower
- William Smyth d 1490, Wells crossing tower fan vault
- William Orchard (architect) d 1504, Oxford vaults
- John Wastell d 1515, Canterbury tower, Peterborough retrochoir, Manchester
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See also
- Gothic cathedrals and churches
- Architecture of cathedrals and great churches
- English Gothic architecture
- British and Irish stained glass (1811–1918)
- List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom
- List of regional characteristics of European cathedral architecture
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