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Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch Cathedral

The King's Mile

Kent

This list entry was subject to a Minor Enhancement on 20/05/2020 944 THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS Christchurch Cathedral TR 1557 NW 5/1 3.12.49 I THE CATHEDRAL PRECINCTS Christchurch Cathedral TR 1557 NW 5/1 3.12.49 I The original church on the site was one built for Roman Christians.

ROMANC11C12C14C15C16

Architectural Features

C11

The present building is a mixture of building styles from the C11 to the present day.

C12

On the East side some Romanesque arcading is visible though most of the stone work dates from 1175-1184, built by William of Sens

C14C15

William the Englishman, or from the late C14 to Mid C15 rebuilding.

C15

The south-west tower was built in 1424-1434, the north-west tower is a replica of this built in 1832-1841.

C15

The central "Bell Harry" tower of brick faced with stone was built between 1494

C16

1503 and is one of the first brick structures.

C14C15

7 bay Nave with clerestory, built between 1378 - 1410.