Edward III oversaw a boom in church-building by granting licenses and endowments to parish corporations and guilds. These churches feature the Decorated Gothic style, known for flowing tracery, elaborate window designs, and increasingly naturalistic CARVINGS, including numerous head stops depicting Edward and his wife Philippa of Hainault. Many churches received new window schemes during this period, often filled with richly coloured STAINED GLASS depicting saints, FIGURES, and biblical narratives. ROOD SCREEN became widespread, dividing nave and chancel and forming a central element of medieval liturgy.

Interiors from this century were visually rich, with WALL PAINTINGS depicting everything from APOSTLES to moral allegories and Doom scenes. Early MISERICORDS also appeared, featuring humorous or fantastical motifs that sometimes echo the symbolism of GREEN MAN or GARGOYLES found elsewhere in the church. Many features from this century survived into the C15, though later Perpendicular modifications often reframed or expanded earlier work.