ABSTRACT
The Romanesque architecture of Canterbury Cathedral covers the century from 1070 and provides a microcosm of the English architecture of the period. The plan and structure of the Romanesque cathedral are crucial to the understanding of the development of Canterbury Cathedral throughout the Middle Ages, but as it is often difficult to relate the sequence of building to the present fabric, an overall picture of the period will be given before describing the individual campaigns in detail. English Romanesque of the mid-twelfth century had become a sophisticated and versatile style, displaying an interest in spatial qualities paralleled in early French Gothic, and rejoicing in the elaboration that was to be the hallmark of English architecture for centuries. St Anselm's work is again distinguishable by the presence of the Romanesque arcade beneath the windows, though in the transept the arcades are Gothic replacements.
