Henry Yevele (c. 1320 – 1400) was the king of England's master mason from 1360 until his death in 1400.

Early life and career

Henry is believed to have been born around 1320 possibly in Derbyshire to Roger and Marion Yevele. His father Roger was likely also a mason and is believed to have taught the trade to Henry.

Work

Works that can be attributed to Yevele with a reasonable level of certainty include:

  • Kennington Manor (part, 1358, destroyed)
  • Bloody Tower of the Tower of London (1361)
  • Abbot's House and College Hall, Westminster Abbey (1362)
  • Nave and west cloister, Westminster Abbey (1362)
  • Palace of Westminster clock tower (1365, destroyed)
  • Parts of old London Bridge (destroyed)
  • London Charterhouse (1371)
  • The high altar screen of Durham Cathedral (1372–80), shipped in boxes from London to Newcastle
  • Savoy Palace (part, 1376, destroyed)
  • West Gate, Canterbury (1378)
  • The east and south walks of the cloister of St Albans Abbey (probably begun c.1380) (not mentioned by Harvey)
  • The south transept façade of Old St Paul's Cathedral (1381–8) (not mentioned by Harvey)
  • Old St Dunstan-in-the-East (part, 1381, destroyed)
  • Rochester bridge (1383, destroyed)
  • Canterbury city walls (1385)
  • Nave and south cloister of Canterbury Cathedral (1377–1400)
  • Westminster Hall (1395)
  • The tombs of
  • Cardinal Simon Langham (d. 1376) in Westminster Abbey (1389)
  • Edward III in Westminster Abbey (after 1386)
  • Richard II in Westminster Abbey (1395)
  • Edward, the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral (1376)
  • Archbishop Simon Sudbury in Canterbury Cathedral (begun mid-1380s? Died 1381 but the tomb was created in a perpendicular style, according to the Canterbury Cathedral notes, circa 1391.)
  • John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster (1374–80; destroyed) in the choir of Old St Paul's Cathedral.

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File:Canterbury Cathedral 04.JPG|Canterbury Cathedral, the south side of the nave

File:Canterbury Cathedral Windows 1.jpg|Canterbury Cathedral, the south aisle of the nave

File:Canterbury - Hauptschiff der Kathedrale.1.jpg|Canterbury Cathedral, nave looking west

File:Canterbury Cathedral Nave1.jpg|Canterbury Cathedral, nave looking east

File:SostreCanterbury.JPG|Canterbury Cathedral, vaulting in nave

File:Canterbury Cathedral, the Cloisters. - geograph.org.uk - 170730.jpg|Canterbury Cathedral, cloisters

File:Westgate 082.jpg|West gate, Canterbury

File:Westminsterhallint.jpg|Westminster Hall, roof by Hugh Herland

File:Westminster_Abbey_Interior.jpg|Westminster Abbey, nave looking east

File:Westminster Abbey Interior 00.jpg|Westminster Abbey, vaulting in nave

File:Westminster Abbey Edward3.jpg|King Edward III's Tomb, Westminster Abbey

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