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• Isleworth
  ...ty Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-283131-3.</ref> After the Conquest, successive Norman barons of the St Valeri family held the manor of Isleworth but there is no ...has had a close connection with Isleworth for 450 years, it has very grand architecture as the only non-royal ducal main home ('seat') in [[Middlesex]]. It is chr
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• Leek
  ==Architecture and development== ...ool (extended in 1881), the District Bank, which exhibits a strong Richard Norman Shaw influence (1882) and the Leonard Street Police Station in Scottish Bar
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• Corbridge
  ...and in use in Britain, and one of the finest examples of early Anglo-Saxon architecture that has come down to us. ...same time as [[Hexham]] Abbey. It has been altered across the centuries; a Norman doorway is still in evidence, as well as a lych gate built in memory of the
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• Lichfield
  ...d completed by the building of the Lady Chapel in the 1330s. It replaced a Norman building begun in 1085 which had replaced one, or possibly two, Saxon build *Christ Church - An outstanding example of Victorian ecclesiastical architecture and a Grade II* listed building.
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• Wing
  ...ng</ref>. The nave is essentially Anglo-Saxon, punched through with round Norman arches when aisles were added at each side, and extended upward later.
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• Aberystwyth
  ...ving been built in 1924 in the typical style of the period. Generally, the architecture is a mix of Gothic, Classical Revival and Victorian. ...wn as Strongbow, the Welsh-Norman lord notable for his leading role in the Norman invasion of Ireland). Gilbert Fitz Richard was granted lands and the lordsh
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• Deddington
  After the Norman conquest in 1066, William the Conqueror's step-brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeu ...ally rebuilt in 1683–85. Its rebuilding is an example of Gothic survival architecture, as is the 17th-century south porch.<ref name=NHLE/>
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• Bodmin
  ...nt recorded in the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086. In the fifteenth century the Norman church of St Petroc was largely rebuilt and stands as one of the largest ch ...the largest church in Cornwall. The tower which remains from the original Norman church and stands on the north side of the church (the upper part is fiftee
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• Truro
  ...y is well known for its charming cobbled streets, open spaces and Georgian architecture, and the cathedral in the centre of the town (completed in 1910). Also foun ...ogical findings of a permanent settlement in the Truro area originate from Norman times. A castle was built in the 12th century by Richard de Luci, Chief Jus
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• Chester
  ...ter Town Hall and the Grosvenor Museum are examples of the grand Victorian architecture of this period. ...are the city walls, the Rows, the Cathedral and the city's black-and-white architecture.
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• Sherborne
  ...d the monastery, and was rebuilt between 1425 and 1504, though some of the Norman structure remains. ...g is a clue to an earlier origin, namely that this part and much else is a Norman Romanesque structure, the hefty pillars now clad about and brought into the
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• Wimborne Minster
  The architecture of Wimborne is regarded as one of the foremost collections of 15th, 16th an The most interesting examples of English architecture include the centuries-old Wimborne Minster, the Town Hall, the Priest's Hou
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• Downpatrick
  ...h Abbey]], a large, ruined Cistercian monastic site featuring early Gothic architecture is ¾ of a mile north-west of Downpatrick on the north bank of the River Qu ...a good example of an Iron Age defensive earthwork in the middle of which a Norman motte and bailey was built by John de Courcy after his defeat of Rory Mac D
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• Cumbernauld
  ...d House stands on the site of the old Cumbernauld Castle, first built as a Norman-style motte and bailey. Owned by the Comyns, it was situated at the east en ...'s eye of Geoffrey Copcutt, Cumbernauld town centre's daring megastructure architecture was highly praised. Architects, designers, town planners and students of ma
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• Durham
  ...of St Cuthbert. The magnificent Norman cathedral was built soon after the Norman Conquest on the site of its predecessor, and Cuthbert’s bones still lie t ...l of Saint Andrew, both under Elvet Bridge.<ref name="Surtees" /> Georgian architecture|Georgian buildings can still be found on the Bailey and Old Elvet<ref name=
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• Warwick
  The town centre is also known for its historic architecture and contains a mixture of Tudor and 17th-century buildings. The wealth of h ...esulting in one of the most recognisable examples of 14th century military architecture.
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• Solihull
  ...lar period and is a large and handsome example of classical British church architecture, with a traditional spire 168 feet high, making it visible from a great dis ...07, to make way for the brand new leisure centre (A combination of the old Norman Green Athletics Centre and Tudor Grange Sports Centre). These centres stood
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• Wootton Wawen
  Not long after the Norman conquest, Robert de Stafford gave the church of Wootton with a hide of land ...As it stands today, St. Peter's represents almost every stage of English architecture.
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• Winchester
  ...emained the capital of Wessex, and then England, until some time after the Norman Conquest when the capital was moved to London. The [[Domesday Book]] was co ...t cathedral in Europe, was originally built in 1079. It contains much fine architecture spanning the 11th to the 16th century and is the place of interment of nume
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• Gateshead
  ...he town is becoming increasingly well known for several examples of iconic architecture such as The Sage Gateshead, the Angel of the North and the Baltic Centre fo ==Architecture==
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