Architectural style
Gothic architecture architecture in Britain
Gothic architecture (c.1140–1530) is the medieval pointed-arch style of cathedrals and major churches. Ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, traceried windows and increasingly slender pillars distinguish it from the heavier Norman Romanesque it replaced.
87 places in the Gothic architecture style across Britain — South East England (13), Central Scotland (12), London (10), South West England (10), West Midlands (10).
Highlights
All Gothic architecture buildings
📷 5Historic churches · London
Church of St Katharine Cree, London
Church of St Katharine Cree, London — church in City of London, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hamlets
Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Tower Hamlets — Grade I listed chapel in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK, within the Tower of London.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · London
Eastminster
Eastminster is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Alphege London Wall
St Alphege London Wall — ruined church in the City of London.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
St Giles-without-Cripplegate — church of England church in the City of London.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St James' Church, Cooling
St James' Church, Cooling — church in Cooling, Medway, Kent, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Mary Aldermary
St Mary Aldermary — Anglican church in Bow Lane, London, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Mary's Church, Guildford
St Mary's Church, Guildford — church in Guildford, Surrey, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Olave Hart Street
St Olave Hart Street — church in City of London, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · London
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Holborn
St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Holborn — church in City of London, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
All Saints Church
All Saints Church — Anglican church in Odiham.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
All Saints Church, Ulcombe
All Saints Church, Ulcombe is a historic church in the United Kingdom.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
Bailiffscourt Chapel
Bailiffscourt Chapel — church in Climping, West Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Bath Abbey
Bath Abbey — church building in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
Bilsham Chapel
Bilsham Chapel — grade II listed church in Yapton, Arun, West Sussex, England, UK.
📷 5Castles · South East England
Midford Castle
Midford Castle — Grade I listed folly in Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Netley Abbey
Netley Abbey — abbey in Hampshire, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
Reading Minster
Reading Minster — church in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
St Ethelbert's church, Ramsgate
St Ethelbert's church, Ramsgate — church in Kent, England.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough — abbey in Hampshire, England.
📷 5Historic churches · South East England
St Nicolas Church, Newbury
St Nicolas Church, Newbury — church building in West Berkshire, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South East England
Waverley Abbey
Waverley Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Surrey, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South West England
Buckland Abbey
Buckland Abbey — Grade I listed historic house museum in Devon, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South West England
Church of Saint Winwaloe, Gunwalloe
Church of Saint Winwaloe, Gunwalloe — anglican church building in Gunwalloe, Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South West England
Church of St James
Church of St James — church in Iddesleigh, Devon, England, UK.
📷 5Historic churches · South West England
Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman
Church of St Peter the Poor Fisherman — church in Revelstoke, Noss Mayo, Devon, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South West England
Forde Abbey
Forde Abbey — Grade I listed historic house museum in West Dorset, England, UK.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South West England
Newenham Abbey
Newenham Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · South West England
St Laud's Church, Mabe
St Laud's Church, Mabe — church in Mabe, Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · South West England
St Pol de Léon's Church, Paul
St Pol de Léon's Church, Paul — church building in Paul, Penzance, Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · South West England
St Sennen's Church, Sennen
St Sennen's Church, Sennen — anglican church in Cornwall, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · South West England
Tavistock Abbey
Tavistock Abbey — ruined Benedictine abbey in Devon, England, UK.
📷 3Museums · East of England
Ancient House Museum
Ancient House Museum — Grade I listed building in Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · East of England
Church of St Helen
Church of St Helen — church in Ranworth, Norfolk, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East of England
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham
Church of St Michael the Archangel, Framlingham — church in Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East of England
St Mary's Church (Dennington)
St Mary's Church (Dennington) — church in Dennington, East Suffolk, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East of England
St Peter Mancroft
St Peter Mancroft — church in Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
All Saints Church, Alrewas
All Saints Church, Alrewas — church in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · East Midlands
Garendon Abbey
Garendon Abbey — abbey in Leicestershire, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · East Midlands
Roche Abbey
Roche Abbey — abbey in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St Michael and All Angels Church
St Michael and All Angels Church — Grade I listed church in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · East Midlands
St. James Church
St. James Church — Grade I listed parish church in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Bruern Abbey
Bruern Abbey — monastery in Bruern, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
Church of St. James the Great, Sedgley
Church of St. James the Great, Sedgley — grade II listed church in Gornal, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey — abbey in the Cotswolds, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon
Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon — church of England parish church in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK.
📷 3Chapels · West Midlands
Mellish Road Methodist Chapel
Mellish Road Methodist Chapel — building in Walsall, England, now demolished.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
Merton College Chapel
Merton College Chapel is a historic church in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
St Mary's Church, Fleet Marston
St Mary's Church, Fleet Marston — church in Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Ashton-under-Lyne — Grade I listed church in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · West Midlands
St Peter's Church, Elford
St Peter's Church, Elford — church in Elford, Staffordshire, England, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · West Midlands
Thame Abbey
Thame Abbey — Cistercian abbey in Oxfordshire, England.
📷 3Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
All Saints, Pavement
All Saints, Pavement — Grade I listed church in York, Yorkshire, England.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber
Beverley Minster
Beverley Minster — church in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.
📷 3Castles · Yorkshire & the Humber
Sandal Castle
Sandal Castle — medieval castle in England.
📷 3Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
St Andrew's church, St Andrewgate
St Andrew's church, St Andrewgate — church in York, United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · Yorkshire & the Humber
St George's Minster
St George's Minster — church in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · Yorkshire & the Humber
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is a abbey in the United Kingdom.
📷 3Historic churches · North West England
Euxton Hall Chapel
Euxton Hall Chapel — church in Lancashire, England, UK.
📷 3Castles · North West England
Sizergh Castle
Sizergh Castle — Grade I listed historic house museum in South Lakeland, United Kingdom.