se ▁and ▁the ▁c athedral ▁were ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 7 . ▁The ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁several ▁phases ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁ag ing ▁and ▁in ade qu ate ▁stone ▁church ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁G is ico ▁( 1 2 8 7 – 1 3 0 0 ). ▁The ▁new ▁c athedral ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Goth ic ▁style ▁with ▁its ▁typical ▁pointed ▁arch es ▁and ▁high ▁v ault ed ▁ce il ings . ▁The ▁building ▁material ▁of ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁o vers ized ▁red ▁brick ▁which ▁was ▁che aper ▁and ▁easier ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁than ▁the ▁por ous ▁stone ▁available . ▁ ▁Port ions ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁c athedral ▁were ▁taken ▁down ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁building ▁expanded ▁around ▁the ▁old . ▁ ▁In ▁all ▁it ▁took ▁approximately ▁two ▁hundred ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁which ▁was ▁finally ▁dedicated ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁ 1 4 9 9 . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁cru c iform ▁shape ▁without ▁a ▁tower . ▁The ▁ancient ▁crypt ▁was ▁expanded ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁pil gr ims ▁could ▁visit ▁the ▁reli qu ary ▁of ▁Saint ▁Can ute ▁beneath ▁the ▁raised ▁cho ir ▁without ▁inter fer ing ▁with ▁the ▁can ons ' ▁hour ly ▁services ▁above . ▁The ▁can ons ▁also ▁claimed ▁they ▁had ▁re lic s ▁of ▁Saint ▁Alban ▁which ▁Can ute ▁supposed ly ▁st ole ▁on ▁his ▁ 1 0 7 5 ▁attack ▁on ▁E ly , ▁England .