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Norman architecture

noun

A Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century.

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... found the clipping I was in search of. It proved to be a letter to the Times, and was headed: 'Proposed Destruction of Rantremly Castle'. The letter went on to say that this edifice was one of the most noted examples of Norman architecture in the north of England; that Charles II had hidden there for some days after his disastrous defeat at Worcester. Part of the castle had been battered down by Cromwell, and later it again proved the refuge ...

— The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont • Robert Barr

Words linked to "Norman architecture" : Romanesque architecture, Romanesque