Editing Canterbury Cathedral (section)

==== Rebuilding of the quire ====
[[File:TOMB OF THE BLACK PRINCE, CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Tomb of Edward, the Black Prince]]]]
In September 1174 the quire was severely damaged by fire, necessitating a major reconstruction,{{sfn|Cook|1949|p=23}}  the progress of which was recorded in detail by a monk named [[Gervase of Canterbury|Gervase]].{{sfn|Willis|1845|p=xiv}} The crypt survived the fire intact,{{sfn|Willis|1845| p=71}} and it was found possible to retain the outer walls of the quire, which were increased in height by {{convert|12|ft|m}} in the course of the rebuilding, but with the round-headed form of their windows left unchanged.{{sfn|Willis|1845|p=79}} Everything else was replaced in the new Gothic style, with pointed arches, rib vaulting, and flying buttresses. The limestone used was imported from Caen in Normandy, and [[Purbeck marble]] was used for the shafting. The quire was back in use by 1180 and in that year the remains of Dunstan and Ælfheah were moved there from the crypt.{{sfn|Cook|1949|pp=22–23}}

The master-mason appointed to rebuild the quire was a Frenchman, [[William of Sens]]. Following his injury in a fall from the scaffolding in 1179 he was replaced by one of his former assistants, known as [[William the Englishman]].{{sfn|Cook|1949|pp=22–23}}