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Great abbeys in the fully developed Norman style, such as Kirkstall and Fountains, Malmesbury, Peterborough, Norwich, and Ely were reared all over England, but the prevailing monastic influence was Benedictine, ...
The Norman style home, inspired by the homes built in the Normandy area of France, is constructed of brick, stone, or stucco and may feature half-timbering. A small round tower with a cone-shaped roof gives this style a romantic touch.
The austere grandeur of the English and French Norman style was modified in Southern Italy and especially in Sicily by the mingling of Byzantine and Arabic elements.
In England, it is also called the Norman style. Some of the characteristic features of this school of architecture are; rounded arches; squat, massive pillars; small windows; simple, carved decoration.
within the Norman or Romanesque styles, others describe them as transitional or "Norman-Gothic Transitional". A few websites use the term "Norman Gothic", but it is unclear whether they refer to the transitional style or to the Norman style as a ...
 See also: Arches, Decorated, Vault, Architecture, Tower
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