[1] Henry is believed to have been born around 1320 in Derbyshire to Roger and Marion Yevele.
His father Roger was likely also a mason and is believed to have taught the trade to Henry.
The most significant of Yevele's remaining works are the naves of Westminster Abbey (1362) and Canterbury Cathedral (1377–1400), the latter completed in an early Perpendicular Gothic style.
Yevele died in 1400 and was buried at the church of St Magnus the Martyr by London Bridge.
His monument was extant in John Stow's time (the late 16th century), but was probably destroyed by the Great Fire of London.