By the early 1800s though, scholarship on medieval Gothic was growing, and a more archaeological ... with many public buildings following suit and there is an ambitious programme of church building, ...

It makes sense of – indeed brings to life – the wonderful array of sculpture and Gothic detail. Ritual in the medieval church was all-important leading to sacred theatre in which the cathedral ...

is a fine example of neo-Gothic architecture. The site - which also comprises the small medieval Church of Saint Margaret, built in Perpendicular Gothic style, and Westminster Abbey, where all the ...