The Romanesque architecture of England from the Norman Conquest under William the Conqueror in 1066 until the rise of he Gothic around 1180.

• It was plain and massive.
• Archways were were plain and capitals devoid of ornament.
• As the style advanced, greater enrichment was introduced, and later examples exhibit a profusion of ornament.
• Windows resemble small doors without mullions.
• Pillars were slim and channeled.

The age is characterized by the building of great Benedictine abbeys, the two-tower facade supplementing a central tower over the crossing, and the use of geometric ornamentation.

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