Gothic - Britain

• Norman Gothic, also known as English Romanesque
• Transitional Gothic introduced pointed arches
• Early English Gothic, also known as Lancet or the first pointed style, featured pointed arches and Lancet windows
• Lancet Windows are long, pointed, narrow windows
• Decorated Gothic, also known as 2nd pointed, decorated, or curvilinear
• Perpendicular Gothic is characterized by strong rectilinear, vertical lines
• Tudor Gothic or Late Perpendicular marks the transition into the Renaissance Style
• Oriel Window projects from the wall and is supported by arches
• Broach Spire is a spire atop a square tower
• Half-timbers refer to exposed wood framing
• Elizabethan Gothic is a transition into the Renaissance style, seen in Hampton Court, featuring symmetrical, mullioned & transomed windows
• Canterbury Cathedral combines Gothic & Romanesque styles
• Exeter Cathedral is decorated Gothic, known as "par excellence", and has the longest uninterrupted Gothic image screen
• Gloucester Cathedral combines Norman Romanesque & Perpendicular Gothic styles, featuring a Norman Crypt and Decorated South Porch
• King’s College Chapel in Cambridge has the largest fan vault and stained glass
• Lichfield Cathedral features a Giant sculpture gallery, Shrine of St. Chad, and was restored by James Wyatt
• Pedilavium refers to the Washing of the Feet
• Salisbury Cathedral boasts the tallest spire and largest cloister
• Wells Cathedral has the finest collection of statuary and scissor arches
• Westminster Abbey is known for the coronation and burial of monarchs, including Henry III
• Winchester Cathedral is the longest Gothic Cathedral and associated with Jane Austen
• Hampton Court Palace features a Maze Garden and Tudor Brick Chimneys
• Bath Abbey is known for its Perpendicular fan vaults