Anglo-Saxon architecture

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architectural style cultural heritage of England early medieval architecture

Anglo-Saxon architecture is the early medieval building style in England characterized by simple, robust stone or timber churches and structures featuring distinctive narrow windows, long-and-short quoins, and decorative stonework.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	architectural style ⓘ cultural heritage of England ⓘ early medieval architecture ⓘ
associatedWithCulture	Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Christianity ⓘ
characterizedBy	decorative stonework ⓘ double-splayed windows ⓘ limited use of sculpture ⓘ long-and-short quoins ⓘ narrow windows ⓘ pilaster strips ⓘ robust construction ⓘ simple doorways ⓘ simple forms ⓘ simple west towers ⓘ small chancels ⓘ stone churches ⓘ strip-work wall decoration ⓘ tall, narrow naves ⓘ timber churches ⓘ triangular-headed openings ⓘ use of reused Roman stone ⓘ use of rubble masonry ⓘ
constructionTechnique	post-in-ground timber buildings ⓘ stone walling with through-stones ⓘ
developedIn	England NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	late Roman architecture in Britain ⓘ
geographicFocus	East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercia NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Norman church design in England ⓘ
influencedBy	Roman architecture in Britain ⓘ
notableExample	All Saints' Church, Brixworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls Barton Church tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Escomb Church NERFINISHED ⓘ St Laurence's Church, Bradford-on-Avon NERFINISHED ⓘ St Michael's Church, St Albans (tower) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Norman architecture ⓘ
roofType	thatched roofs ⓘ wooden shingle roofs ⓘ
typicalBuildingType	church ⓘ domestic dwelling ⓘ hall ⓘ monastic building ⓘ tower ⓘ
typicalMaterial	stone ⓘ timber ⓘ wattle and daub ⓘ
usedFor	defensive structures ⓘ monastic life ⓘ religious worship ⓘ royal halls ⓘ
usedInPeriod	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ early Middle Ages ⓘ

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Saxon church of St Mary in Castro → architecturalStyle → Anglo-Saxon architecture ⓘ