Chapter I: EARLY NORMAN.—Of the work of Paul of Caen (1077-1093), we have the

central tower and transept practically complete, and large portions of the nave and sanctuary. The design is strictly conditioned by the material, Roman brick; in consequence of the employment of which the architect was driven to rely for his effects, not on ornament or detail, but on what is nobler far, vastness of scale. It is worth while to compare the brick transept of St. Alban’s with the contemporary transept of Winchester, where the design is conditioned by the use of stone.