# John Wastell

> John Wastell was an English gothic architect and master mason responsible for the fan vaulted ceiling and other features of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, the crossing tower of Canterbury Cathedral, and sections of Peterborough Cathedral. He also worked on Bury St Edmunds Abbey. In addition he contributed to a number of churches in East Anglia, including St Mary's, Saffron Walden.

*English architect*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-wastell

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Architect
- **Category:** Architects
- **Born:** 1460
- **Died:** 1515
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Wastell was an English gothic architect and master mason responsible for the fan vaulted ceiling and other features of King's College Chapel, Cambridge, the crossing tower of Canterbury Cathedral, and sections of Peterborough Cathedral. He also worked on Bury St Edmunds Abbey. In addition he contributed to a number of churches in East Anglia, including St Mary's, Saffron Walden.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

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