Early English Door

The most significant and characteristic development of the Early English period was the pointed arch known as the lancet. Pointed arches were used almost universally, not only in arches of wide span such as those of the nave arcade, but also for doorways and lancet windows.

Keywords

cathedral church abbey door doorway, gothic english roman architecture england, lancet pointed arch

Galleries

Gothic Architecture, Doors

Source

Rev. C. Arthur Lane Illustrated Notes on English Church History (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1901)

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