| 1052 |
Westminster Abbey begun |
| 1086 |
Domesday Book initiated by William I |
| 1093 |
Durham Cathedral begun |
| 1160 |
Winchester Cathedral begun |
| 1170 |
Thomas Becket murdered |
| early 13th c |
Chancel built or possibly rebuilt |
| 1220 |
Salisbury Cathedral begun |
| 1223 |
first Rector Geoffrey de Botteford |
| 1280 |
North and south aisles added |
| 1330 |
East end of south aisle extended; south porch built,
approximate date of east window |
| 1337 |
remodelling of Gloucester Cathedral choir |
| 1340 |
Luttrell Psalter c 1340 |
| 1437 |
First wave of Black Death |
| 1386-1400 |
Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer |
| 1378-1417 |
Great Schism in Catholic Church |
| 1440 |
King's College Chapel, Cambridge (1446-1515) |
| 1455 |
Gutenburg Bible printed at Mainz |
| early 16th c |
West tower built, probably replacing an earlier tower |
| 1617 |
Oldest bell, by Robert Atton of Buckingham |
| 1627 |
Second and third bells, by James Keene of Woodstock |
| 1657 |
Clerestory and nave roof repaired |
| 1717 |
South porch restored |
| 1854 |
Sanctus bell, by Charles & George Mears of Gloucester |
| 1883 |
Priests window |
| 1887 |
Tower restoration & bells rehung for Queen Victoria's
Jubilee |
| 1889 |
Baptistry window unveiled |
| 1899 |
Wire mesh doors 'to aid ventilation' |
| 1922 |
Nave roof repaired again |
| 1992 |
Latest restoration work |