Decorated style

British  

noun

1. a 14th-century style of English architecture characterized by the ogee arch, geometrical tracery, and floral decoration

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Decorated style

An example of the transition from the Decorated style to the Perpendicular.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

The north transept is by Bishop Aquablanca, 1245-1268, whilst the south-east transept dates from the Late Decorated style.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George

The Roman Catholic cathedral is in the Decorated style, and was consecrated in 1873.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The fabric of the nave is of the Decorated style, though modern in date, with Perpendicular clerestory, having five three-light windows, on the north and south sides. 

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

During his incumbency he undertook the great work of re-building his parish church in the Early Decorated style upon the old ground plan. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles