Norman architecture
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Norman architecture is the style of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used for English Romanesque architecture. T
The nave of Durham Cathedral in England
St Swithun's Church, Nately Scures in Hampshire, from the south-east
The early rib-vaulted interior of Lessay Abbey
The gatehouse of Exeter Castle (c.1067), Norman in date, but with Saxon architectural features.
Durham Cathedral
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Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England. The cathedral is the seat
Norman architecture
…Dunstable Priory, Bedfordshire (from 1132): nave Durham Cathedral (from 1093) was the first to employ a ribbed vault system with pointed arches Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire (1083–1109): nave, main transepts and…
Durham Cathedral from the north-west
Legend of the founding of Durham depicted on cathedral
The nave in 2019
Photo from the late 19th century