At the bidding of St. Dunstan and as part of the reform of monastic like in England, Benedictine monks moved from the Abbey of Abingdon to Winchester. Work began on a new Saxon church on the site.

Earl Leofric builds a new Minster on the site of older religious buildings at Much Wenlock.

Aldred, bishop of Worcester refounded a monastery at Gloucester. A monastery had already been founded at Gloucester in 681 by Ostric.

Under the direction of Wulfstan, the future Bishop of Worcester, construction work began at Gloucester Cathedral. The new building was burnt down and rebuilt later by Abbot Serlo.

Edward the Confessor took lands from Pershore Abbey and allocated them to his new Abbey church at Westminster.

Canterbury Cathedral was rebuilt at this time by Archbishop Lanfranc. The Cathedral was based on the design of his abbey in Caen.

The first cathedral at Old Sarum was built between 1075 and 1092. Its builder was Bishop Osmund, who was supposed to be William the Conqueror's nephew. From 1072 until 1078, Osmund was William's Chancellor and in 1078 Osmund was given the title of Bishop of Salisbury.

Remigius the Norman monk and almoner from Fecamp Abbey began work on the first Cathedral church at Lincoln. The bishop's see had been moved from Dorchester-on-Thames.

Gundulf, the Norman monk responsible for the design and construction of the Tower of London, was given the see of Rochester. He started the construction of a tower at Rochester that formed part of the church and is its oldest above-ground part,

Work began on St. Albans Cathedral. (More Information to follow)

Construction work began on the crypt and transepts of Winchester Cathedral. This continued until 1093.

Robert de Losinga, a Norman Bishop started work on a new Cathedral at Hereford.

Work began on Ely Cathedral

Building work starts on Worcester Cathedral. Orchestrated by Bishop Wulfstan. (More Information to follow)

Work on rebuilding St. Paul's Cathedral started after the Old St. Paul's burnt down and a good deal of London as well. The person in charge of the rebuilding work was Mauritius, chaplain to William the Conqueror and Bishop of London. The new Cathedral was reportedly extremely large.

The Priory was founded by William de Warrene a Norman follower of William the Conqueror.

Some seventeen years after taking his position at Gloucester, Serlo built the crypt.

Work began on the nave and the southern transept.

Durham Cathedral was the first building in Western Europe with ribbed vaulting in the ceiling.

Work starts on Norwich Cathedral.

Canterbury Cathedral choir, east transepts and crypt building work. The works were undertaken by Ernulf, prior of the cathedral. Ernulf would later become Abbot of Peterborough.

Construction of the nave at Durham Cathedral began in 1099 and lasted until 1128.

William Rufus was buried under the tower of Winchester Cathedral. The tower fell down either in 1101 or 1107. The cause was blamed on the wickedness of the King's bones but was probably due to poor construction or uncertain foundations.

In 1106 or 1107 at Ely Cathedral the remains of saint Etheldreda were moved into the newly built presbytery. This was done on the saint's day, October 17th.

At Llandaff in South Wales bishop Urban began the construction of a new church on the site of a much older religious site.

Construction work began on the tower of Winchester Cathedral and building continued until 1120.

Work began on the nave and transepts of Southwell Cathedral and work continued until 1150.

Gundulf's thirty year career of magnificent castle and cathedral design and construction came to an end with his death. His plans for the reconstruction of Rochester Cathedral were left incomplete. It was not until 1115 that construction work was to resume under the direction of Ernulf.

Situated a few miles to the north east of Shrewsbury, an Augustinian priory called Haughmond Abbey was founded by William, a Lord of Clun.

Neath Abbey in south Wales was founded by Richard de Granville. Originally part of the Savigniac Order.

The second Norman bishop at Exeter, Warelwast started the construction of a new cathedral because he was not happy with the current building.

Construction of Rochester Cathedral's nave commenced in 1115 and was finished in around 1130.

After the devastating fire of 1116 work began on rebuilding the abbey at Peterborough. The central area including choir and transept were begun first. Work continued until 1155.

Work began on the chapter-house of Worcester Cathedral.

Work on the nave and central tower at Norwich Cathedral was begun in 1121 after the choir and transept. Work finished in 1145.

Henry I founded the abbey at Reading. The Cluniac Order of monks populated the abbey. When he died, Henry's remains were buried at the Abbey.

A priory of Austin Canons was founded in Kenilworth by Geoffrey de Clinton, the Chamberlain of King Henry I. The Priory was raised to the status of an abbey in the reign of Henry VI.

Alexander I founded this abbey on an island in the middle of the Forth river in Scotland. The Scottish king took refuge on the island in a storm and rewarded the hermit who looked after him with the foundation of a church.

Hugh de Payens may have been granted the land for the first Temple Church in London at this time. Consisting of an orchard, a cemetery, a round church. The position was possibly at the end of Chancery Lane. The temple was moved in 1161.

Work on the nave vaulting at Durham Cathedral took place from 1128 until 1133.

Lichfield had lost the status to allow it a cathedral during the eleventh century, but in 1128 Lichfield was restored to its ancient status.

The construction of new church buildings was begun in 1128 at Dunfermline Abbey. The outline of this earlier church can be seen on the floor of the current nave.

The monastery of Holyrood was founded by King David I of Scotland. Tradition has it that the king was hunting in one of the royal forests around the city of Edinburgh when he came across an enraged stag which would have killed him and his horse. The king was some distance in front of his attendants who were unable to help. The king was saved when a cross of brilliant light appeared bewteen himself and animal which turned and fled. Later that night David vowed to build an abbey on the site of the event in thanks for his escape.

The construction of a new choir was started at Canterbury Cathedral in 1093 by Prior Ernulf and completed by Prior Conrad was dedicated in the presence of Henry I, David of Scotland and many English Earls.

The second Cistercian abbey in Britain and the first in Wales was founded by the Lord of Chepstow, Walter de Clare. The buildings were constructed on the Welsh side of the Wye River that forms part of the border between England and Wales.

Construction of the Chapter house at Durham Cathedral was begun in 1133 and continued until 1140.

York Minster was partially damaged by fire in this year that destroyed a large part of the city. The near-by church of St. Mary's and some other 37 churches were also damaged.

The construction of the abbey church of St Denis in Paris, the first Gothic Cathedral was begun in around 1140. Combining stained glass windows, flying buttresses, choir vaulting and rib vaults, it was a daring innovation in architecture. The specifications were set by the abbot of St Denis, Suger.

Building of original Bristol church.

The roof of the Cathedral burnt down. Bishop Alexander the Magnificent started rebuilding work. This event may have been the earlier 1123 fire.

The Augustinian Lilleshall Abbey was founded in around 1148 by Richard de Belmeis.

Work began on rebuilding the cloisters at Fountains Abbey.

Work on the West front of Rochester Cathedral began in 1150.

Building of the Chapter House at Bristol started in 1154 and continued until 1164.

Under the direction of Archbishop Roger of York, Ripon Cathedral was rebuilt. Building work continued until 1180.

Being the superintendents of the Masons, the Knights Templars build their Temple in Fleet Street in London.

The nave of Peterborough Cathedral was the next phase of rebuilding work after the choir and transept. Work continued until 1175.

Under the direction of the new Bishop of Paris, Maurice de Sulley, a new church was planned for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The major construction work would last until around 1235 while minor construction would continue for another 100 years after that. The existing church was pulled down and construction work began in 1163.

Bishop Maurice de Sulley united the two Cathedrals of Paris, St. Stephen's and the Blessed Virgin with the construction of Notre Dame Cathedral and laid the foundations of the new building that was designed by Eudes de Montreuil.

The Galilee porch on the West front of Durham Cathedral was built between 1170 and 1175.

The Gloucestershire abbey was moved back to Kingswood and populated by monks from Tintern.

At Norwich Cathedral repair work was carried out after a major fire. The works were carried out by Bishop John de Oxford and were completed by 1197.

Archbishop Roger began reconstruction work of a new church after the previous one had been destroyed by fire.

Canterbury Choir building work by William of Sens.

Canterbury Trinity Chapel and corona building work by William Englishman.

The high altar was complete enough at Notre Dame in Paris for its dedication ceremony lead by the Papal Legate Henry and Heraclius, the patriarch of Jerusalem.

Earth tremors damaged the Cathedral at Lincoln beyond repair. The earthquake must have been very powerful as it was said that it was felt throughout the country. Only the West front survived in good shape and rest of the building had to be demolished.

After the damaging earth tremors of 1185 Bishop Hugh of Lincoln started rebuilding work on the Cathedral at Lincoln. His new scheme was followed even after his death apart from minor alterations up to the completion of the Angel Choir in 1280.

Work on the choir and east transept at Lincoln Cathedral progressed between 1192 and 1200.

The West front of Peterborough Cathedral was constructed between the years 1193 and 1230.

Bishop Herbert Poore presented plans to move the cathedral at Old Sarum to a new site nearer the river to be called New Sarum, or now Salisbury. Richard I approved the plan.

Modifications to the west end of the church were undertaken under the direction of the abbot John de Cella. The plan was to add an extra three bays to the existing structure. Progress was slow due to mismanagement of the funds and when John de Cella died not much progress had been achieved. The work was completed under the direction of the next abbot, William of Trumpington.

In Paris, Maurice de Sulley died in 1196 but the building work at Notre Dame Cathedral continued under the direction of his successor Eudes de Sulley.

Building work on eastern area of the Cathedral at Rochester began in around 1200 and continued until 1227.

Work began on the Lincoln Cathedral's main West transept, or Great transept in 1200.

The early cathedral at Rouen in France was badly damaged by a fire that destroyed other churches and parts of the city as well.

Construction work began on the retrochoir, the area to the east of the presbytery, and the Lady Chapel of Winchester Cathedral. Work continued until 1235.

King John visited Worcester and gave funds for the rebuilding of the Cathedral after the devastating fire.

After the nave was completed construction work commenced on the west front of Notre Dame Cathedral under the direction of Pierre de Nemours.

Rebuilding work of the eastern parts at Fountains Abbey.

In the previous year the cathedral at Reims was left beyond repair after a fire. Archbishop Aubry de Humbert ordered its reconstruction from the ground up.

A new site 2 miles from the original site at Old Sarum was chosen for the new Salisbury Cathedral. For a cathedral the construction work was completed in a very short time and the building was consecrated in 1258 only 38 years later.

The Lady Chapel of Salisbury Cathedral appears to be the starting point of the construction of the new cathedral. Work continued until 1225.

Lincoln Cathedral's chapter-house was constructed between 1220 and 1235.

Work began on the Lady Chapel at Oxford Cathedral. The chapel was incorporated into the layout of the Cathedral as an extra aisle built onto the north side of the building.

Building work on the Beverley Minster began in this year. The building was designed using the Gothic style and construction work continued until 1425.

Construction of the Elder Lady Chapel commenced in 1220 and took around ten years to complete.

Construction began in 1220 under Bishop Evrard de Fouilloy and was largely completed by 1270. The cathedral was built to house the relic of St. John the Baptist's head, a prized Christian relic acquired during the Crusades, which attracted pilgrims and contributed to its rapid construction.

At his coronation in Westminster Abbey, King Henry was reminded of his duties at king to maintain peace, defend the rights of the crown and to dispense justice where required. Henry was only around thirteen years old. The day before the coronation Henry laid the foundation stone of a new Lady Chapel at the Abbey.

A fire destroys part of the abbey church at Pershore.

Work on the Choir at Salisbury Cathedral started in 1225 and lasted until 1237.

Building work on the South Transept of York Minster took place until 1241. It was directed by Archbishop Walter Grey and was executed in the Early English style with five lancet-shaped windows known as the Five Sisters.

From around 1226 until 1246, construction of the Lady Chapel at Hereford Cathedral was undertaken.

Building of the West Front of Wells Cathedral was begun.

Work commenced on the West Front of Wells Cathedral.

Rebuilding work commenced at Rievaulx Abbey.

King Henry III donated one hundred and ten oaks from the forest of Dean to help in repair work at Gloucester church.

Canterbury Cloister building work.

Construction of the major transept and nave of Salisbury Cathedral was started in 1237 and lasted until 1258. Salisbury Cathedral has a smaller choir transept.

During a sermon by one of the canons of the cathedral, the newly finished central tower collapsed burying some of the congregation.

Work on the north transept of Rochester Cathedral took place between 1240 and 1255.

In London, the central tower and the choir of St. Paul's had been rebuilt during the first part of the thirteenth century and by 1240, building work was completed. Some changes were made at the end of this century, but then no major alterations occurred until after the Reformation.

The Chapter-house at Lichfield has two storeys, the lower one for the meetings and the upper one for the library. The building is roughly octagonal in shape, but two sides are double the length of the others.

The Chapel of the Nine Altars in built on the east end of Durham Cathedral between 1242 and 1280.

Building work on the North Transept of York Minster took place until 1255. There a five slender windows in the north wall of the trancept that are known as the Five Sisters of York.

Henry started the work of rebuilding Westminster Abbey as a tribute to Edward the Confessor.

Work on the choir, aisles and arcading began at Carlisle Cathedral and construction lasted until 1292 when a fire badly damaged the Cathedral.

Twenty monks and ten lay brothers (monks who performed manual tasks) arrived at Hailes to start work on the new Abbey.

At the abbey at Bath construction of the Lady Chapel took place between 1248 to 1264.

Work began on the construction of the Angel Choir at Lincoln Cathedral in order to house the body of St. Hugh. Work was completed in 1280. The celebration of the movement of the body was attended by King Edward I, the Queen and many important figures of the time.

Sections of the Norman apses at the eastern end of the church at St. Albans were damaged during the earthquake of 1250. It was decided to knock these down and replace them with a plan based on work that had been carried out at Westminster Abbey. The work took over sixty years to complete due to periods when funds were lacking.

Work on the excellent West Front of Salisbury Cathedral began around 1258 and took until 1266.

Construction of the cloisters at Salisbury Cathedral was started in around 1263 and the work on them continued until around 1284.

Sufficient parts of Westminster Abbey were completed for the monks to hold their first service in the new building. October 13th was chosen possibly to commemorate the moving of Edward the Confessor's body just over 100 hundred years earlier. King Henry III died before he could witness the completion of the whole church.

The Lady Chapel of the Cathedral at Peterborough was constructed between 1272 and 1286.

Construction of the Chapter-house at Salisbury Cathedral was begun in 1275.

Edward and his wife Eleanor of Castile laid the foundation stone of the Cistercian Abbey of Vale Royal in Cheshire.

On Advent Sunday, after several years of rebuilding, the cathedral at Norwich was re-dedicated by Bishop WIlliam de Middleton. King Edward I and Queen Eleanor were present at the ceremony.

Rebuilding work on the South Transept and nave of Rochester Cathedral commenced in 1280.

Building work on the Chapter-house of York Minster took place until 1296.

The chapter-house at Norwich Cathedral was under construction between 1289 and 1303.

Building work on the Nave and West Front of York Minster took place until 1345.

Work began on rebuilding the choir, piers and east bay of the cathedral after a damaging fire

Bishop Bitton rebuilt the choir at Exeter Cathedral between 1292 and 1307.

The Chapter-house and the complicated arrangement of steps leading to them were started in this year and were not completed until around 1310.

Work began on the Chapter-house of Southwell Cathedral in 1295 and continued until 1300

The cloisters at Norwich Cathedral were built between 1297 and 1318.

Canterbury Screen of choir and chapter house building work.

The construction of the Lady Chapel at Bristol Abbey took place.

The central tower at Lincoln Cathedral was constructed between 1306 and 1311.

At bExeter Cathedral the smaller choir transepts, rood screen and sedilia were all constructed between 1308 and 1326 under Bishop Stapledon.

A Lady Chapel was constructed at St; Albans Abbey.

Work commenced on the Lady Chapel of Wells Cathedral. This may have taken place been between 1320 and 1330.

Work on the old St. Paul's Cathedral was finally completed in this year.

A Lady Chapel was constructed at Reading Abbey.

Work commenced on the central tower of Wells Cathedral. This needed strengthening and in 1338, new internal arches were added to support the weight.

The construction of a Lady Chapel at Lichfield Cathedral took place.

The construction of the Lady Chapel also known as the Trinity Chapel was begun in 1321 at Ely Cathedral. Shortly after work began the central tower fell down damaging the choir area.

The collapse of the central crossing tower of Ely Cathedral allowed the construction of the unique Octagon that took its place.

Repairs begin on Bath Abbey.

The central tower of Peterborough Cathedral was begun in 1325.

Reconstruction work, possibly on the choir, took place at Wells Cathedral.

Building work on the West Window of York Minster took place until 1338.

The tower and spire of Salisbury Cathedral were constructed between 1334 and 1380. The spire at 404ft was the tallest stone spire built in the Medieval era.

The octagonal vault and the lantern above if were designed and built by the master mason William Hurley at Ely Cathedral.

The Scissor arches were added to prevent the collapse of the central tower.

Under the direction of Bishop Hamo de Hythe the construction of a new central tower was begun

Work began on the West Front of Winchester Cathedral. Extra work was carried out on the North and South aisles

Under the direction of Archbishop Thoresby the eastern end of the building was extended elongating the choir. The architectural fashion of Decorated Gothic was changing to Perpendicular Gothic as this construction work was undertaken.

Rebuilding work was begun on the nave and west cloister at Westminster Abbey. The architect in charge of the works was Henry Yevele.

The Black Prince chantry in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral built by John Box.

Extra work on the choir at Carlisle Cathedral was carried out between 1363 and 1395.

William Wynford was the architect behind the South-west tower of Wells Cathedral.

Canterbury Crypt Lady Chapel building work by John Box.

Henry Yevele was commissioned to design a tomb for John of Gaunt and his first wife Blanche of Lancaster to be built at St. Paul's Cathedral.

At Worcester Cathedral work progressed on the vaults of the nave and crossing, the west front, north porch and east cloister until 1395. The work was desiged by the master mason John Clyve.

Construction of the Galilee porch on the West front of Peterborough Cathedral was started in 1375.

Work on Perpendicular style choir and cloisters was begun at Gloucester Cathedral.

Work on rebuilding the nave and transepts of Canterbury Cathedral was started. The designer was Henry Yeveley one of the greatest architects in the late medieval period.

Canterbury Nave and South Transept built by Henry Yevele.

Canterbury Cloisters built by Henry Yevele.

A chapel dedicated to St. Thomas was constructed on London Bridge. The architect was Henry Yevele.

Work began on converting the Norman front and nave of Winchester Cathedral to the Perpendicular style by the Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham.

Henry Yevele designed a tomb for King Richard II and his first wife Anne of Bohemia at Westminster Abbey,

Chapter House at Canterbury building work by Stephen Lote.

Building work on the East Window of York Minster took place until 1405.

Construction of the tower and north transept at Carlisle Cathedral was begun in 1400 and completed in 1419.

Construction work began on the north and south cloisters of Worcester Cathedral and continued until 1432.

Building work on the central tower of York Minster took place until 1423.

Canterbury South West Tower building work by Thomas Mapilton.

The North-west tower of Wells Cathedral was constructed during this time.

Building work on the south-west tower of York Minster took place until 1456.

The West window of Southwell Cathedral was begun in this year.

Canterbury Lady Chapel Vault built.

Building work on the north-west tower of York Minster took place until 1474.

Edward IV ordered the construction of the new St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Its size dwarfed the previous chapel builrt by his predecessors. Inside were hung the banners and insignia of the Knights of the Garter. Edward himself would be buried inside the chapel.

The construction of the massive church of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle was begun by Edward IV. The church was not completed until 1528 in the reign of King Henry VIII some fifty years later.

The roof and tower of Reims Cathedral were badly damaged by fire after workmen left a lit brasier unattended overnight in the roof space.

Work was carried out on the Lady Chapel of Winchester Cathedral.

At Canterbury Cathedral building work was undertaken on the central tower including strainer arches in the crossing.

Henry VII ordered the construction of a new Lady chapel at the east end of Westminster Abbey. The building work was carried out in the Perpendicular style.

Repairs at Norwich Cathedral, because of a fire, resulted in the transept roofs being replaced by stone vaulting.

Edmund Colthurst gave the ruinous church of Bath Abbey to the people of the City as a gift.