peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

Folder: english cathedrals
f. 655 benedictine abbey 972 dissolved 1540 cathedral 1541
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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tomb of c.1195 to an abbot
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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painted patterns on vault of mid c12 south aisle
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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abbot's tomb of late c12 , supposedly abbot benedict, 1193
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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view up into n.w.transept, under the tower. the walls are still norman to the east, but the transitional arches and vaulting of 1190 indicate the change to gothic which is in full flow on the west front . the large window with geometric tracery dates from c.1290.
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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view of the unusual vault seemingly of c.1190 in the n.w.transept
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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view of the norman western end of the northern gallery, the clerestory , and the transitional vault of 1190 in the n.w.transept
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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north transept built mid c12
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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abbot's tomb of late c12 , supposedly abbot benedict, 1193
peterborough cathedral devils

peterborough cathedral devils

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one of the best carvings in the cathedral is below knee height as you enter, and must be missed by many. it is the carving at the base of the central column of the main door, dates from c.1190 and shows several devils tormenting a man held upside down. it is made of either purbeck or alwalton marble, and has long been believed to be of simon magus .
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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abbot's tomb of late c12 , supposedly abbot benedict, 1193
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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view of pointed arches of c.1190 in the s.w.transept
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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intersecting norman arcade in north aisle of c.1175. one capital is as a beasthead swallowing the column
peterborough cathedral devils

peterborough cathedral devils

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one of the best carvings in the cathedral is below knee height as you enter, and must be missed by many. it is the carving at the base of the central column of the main door, dates from c.1190 and shows several devils tormenting a man held upside down. it is made of either purbeck or alwalton marble, and has long been believed to be of simon magus .
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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north aisle of c.1175
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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east side of north transept, c.1150
peterborough cathedral devils

peterborough cathedral devils

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one of the best carvings in the cathedral is below knee height as you enter, and must be missed by many. it is the carving at the base of the central column of the main door, dates from c.1190 and shows several devils tormenting a man held upside down. it is made of either purbeck or alwalton marble, and has long been believed to be of simon magus .
peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral

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abbot's tomb of late c12 , supposedly abbot benedict, 1193
peterborough cathedral devils

peterborough cathedral devils

28 Aug 2010 285
one of the best carvings in the cathedral is below knee height as you enter, and must be missed by many. it is the carving at the base of the central column of the main door, dates from c.1190 and shows several devils tormenting a man held upside down. it is made of either purbeck or alwalton marble, and has long been believed to be of simon magus .
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