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

Blocked Anglo-Saxon round-arched window at Fobbing parish church
Reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon royal palace at Cheddar around 1000
Reconstructed basilican plan of Brixworth church
Triple arch opening separating the nave and apse in the 7th-century church at Reculver, Kent (now destroyed)
St Peter's on the Wall, Bradwell
All Saints' Church, Brixworth, Northamptonshire
7th-century archway at Prittlewell parish church
An early 20th-century illustration of Escomb Church
St Laurence's Church, Bradford on Avon, seen from the south, 2005.
A 19th-century engraving of the crypt at Repton where Æthelbald was interred
Detail of tower at St. Mary's, Deerhurst
Double triangular windows in the tower of St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber
Greensted Church, Essex, with Anglo-Saxon oak wall.
- St Bene't's Church, Cambridge
- Odda's Chapel, Deerhurst
- 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