Fan vaulting

NOTES: A Benedictine abbey was established on this site in the 10th century and it has been the coronation church of English monarchs since 1066. Construction on the present church began in 1245. The Gothic nave was begun in 1376 under Abbot Nicholas Litlyngton (d. 1386), and completed by the master mason, Henry Yevele, in the 1390s.

NOTES: The Lane Aisle was built in Beer stone c.1525 by John Lane, a wool merchant, whose tomb slab lies below the spreading traceried fans.

NOTES: The Lane Aisle was built in Beer stone c.1525 by John Lane, a wool merchant, whose tomb slab lies below the spreading traceried fans.

NOTES: The interiors of this church were carefully restored by William Weir in 1910.

NOTES: The interiors of this church were carefully restored by William Weir in 1910.

NOTES: The interiors of this church were carefully restored by William Weir in 1910.

NOTES: The cathedral was built between 1089 and 1499. It was extensively restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott between 1873 and 1890, and in 1897.

NOTES: Horace Walpole purchased Strawberry Hill, a follly, in 1747 and spent until 1776 expanding and redecorating it to his own specifications. He was assisted by two friends, the amateur architect, John Chute, and the draughtsman, Richard Bentley. William Robinson of the Royal Office of Works oversaw the construction.

NOTES: Horace Walpole purchased Strawberry Hill, a follly, in 1747 and spent until 1776 expanding and redecorating it to his own specifications. He was assisted by two friends, the amateur architect, John Chute, and the draughtsman, Richard Bentley. William Robinson of the Royal Office of Works oversaw the construction.