Anglo-Saxon architecture facts for kids

Anglo-Saxon architecture was a period in the history of architecture in England and parts of Wales, from the mid-5th century until the Norman Conquest of 1066. Anglo-Saxon buildings in Britain were generally simple, made from wood with thatch for roofing.

There are few remains of Anglo-Saxon architecture. At least fifty churches are of Anglo-Saxon origin. All surviving churches, except one timber church, are built of stone or brick.

Images for kids

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  Anglo-Saxon stone carving at Earls Barton church, Northamptonshire

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  Reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon royal palace at Cheddar around 1000

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  Reconstructed basilican plan of Brixworth church

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  Triple arch opening separating the nave and apse in the 7th-century church at Reculver, Kent (now destroyed)

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  St Peter's on the Wall, Bradwell

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  All Saints' Church, Brixworth, Northamptonshire

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  7th-century archway at Prittlewell parish church

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  An early 20th-century illustration of Escomb Church

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  St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon, seen from the south, 2005.

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  A 19th-century engraving of the crypt at Repton where Æthelbald was interred

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  Detail of tower at St. Mary's, Deerhurst

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  Double triangular windows in the tower of St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber

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  Greensted Church, Essex, with Anglo-Saxon oak wall.

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  t Bene't's Church, Cambridge

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  dda's Chapel, Deerhurst

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  oly Trinity Church, Colchester, the tower and west doorway of which are Anglo-Saxon

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  Quoin stones in the south transept of Stow Minster, Lincolnshire

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  Double triangular windows at St. Mary's, Deerhurst

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  Herringbone stonework at Corringham, Essex parish church