Historical Styles of English Architecture

THE HISTORICAL STYLES OF ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE

Here is a convenient classification of the styles of English Architecture, although be aware that some of the styles overlap the periods. 'Palladian' is applied to the work of Inigo Jones in the 17th century.

'Queen Anne' strictly describes the domestic architecture of Queen Anne's reign - 1702-14. It can also be used more losely to include work of the last fifteen years of the 17th century, or alternatively to signify 'early Georgian'.

FROM	TO	STYLES	PERIOD

-	43	Prehistoric

43	450	Roman

450	1066		Romanesque 450-1190
1066	1190	Anglo-Norman	Romanesque 450-1190

1190	1290	Early English	Gothic 1190-1485
1290	1375	Decorated
1375	1485	Perpendicular

1485	1558	Tudor

1558	1603	Elizabethan	Renaissance 1558-1702
1603	1625	Jacobean
1625	1702	Stuart

1695	1725	Baroque	Georgian 1702-1837
1720	1760	Palladian
1760	1800	Adam
1810	1837	Regency

1837	1901	Victorian

1901	1910	Edwardian

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