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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.
Anglo-Saxon stone carving at Earls Barton church, Northamptonshire
Blocked Anglo-Saxon round-arched window at Fobbing parish church
Reconstructed basilican plan of Brixworth church
Triple arch opening separating the nave and apse in the 7th-century church at Reculver, Kent (now destroyed)
1 - St Peter's on the Wall, Bradwell
2 - 7th-century archway at Prittlewell parish church
3 - An early 20th-century illustration of Escomb Church
1 - A 19th-century engraving of the crypt at Repton where Æthelbald was interred
2 - Detail of tower at St. Mary's, Deerhurst
3 - Double triangular windows in the tower of St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
1 - Greensted Church, Essex, from the SE corner
2 - St Bene't's Church, Cambridge
3 - Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst
4 - Holy Trinity Church, Colchester, the tower and west doorway of which are Anglo-Saxon
Quoin stones in the south transept of Stow Minster, Lincolnshire
Double triangular windows at St. Mary's, Deerhurst
Herringbone stonework at Corringham, Essex parish church
