peterborough cathedral

peterborough cathedral


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

peterborough cathedral

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view of vaults at west end of c.1190=1200. the largest of these has a stiffleaf boss and must be the latest.

peterborough cathedral transept

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mid c12 norman arcading on the west face of the south transept, with c15 tracery in the windows

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the apse of the church started in 1118 was later given enlarged windows in the early c14. the medallions with busts are from early in the c13; the apse was surrounded with the chapels of the new work around 1500 from when dates the ornate parapet and the buttress figures.

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view of the c14 spire on the c13 west front from the east, showing the unfinished s.w.tower of c.1190

peterborough cathedral transept

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west face of north transept of 1150, with c15 windows

peterborough cathedral east end

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the view of the east end of the church takes in both the oldest work - the apse of 1118 - and the most recent- the new work of c.1490-1508

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buttress figures of c.1508 at the east end against c13 roundels on the apse of 1118

peterborough cathedral apse

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the norman apse was started in 1118, given c13 roundels and c14 windows , and surrounded by the new work of c.1490-1508

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eastern face of mid c12 north transept , showing scar of demolished lady chapel which opened to the transept through two big arches here blocked with a c19 door and windows. above are some original norman windows set in blank arcading, untouched by the c14 as covered by the chapel roof . the two windows right in the corner are of 1260-75.

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apse of 1118 onwards, with roundels of the early c13, windows of the c14, and the new work of c1490-1508

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the south transept was built in the mid c12, given poor tracery at the end of the c15

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view of c18 gravestones to the north of the nave of 1150-75, which received new windows in the late c13 and early c14

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view of north west transept with tower on top, which was to have fronted the cathedral before the idea of the giant porch came about. the transept marks the change from the norman to the gothic, and dates from 1175-90. the turret ending the later west front was completed by 1238, with a c14 spire , at which time the large window was cut into the transept.

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unchanged mid c12 window on the gallery level of the north transept, long covered by the lady chapel roof.

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the north side of the early c12 chancel , showing the remains of arches and a piscina from the chapel of st.thomas of 1298, which stood between chancel and lady chapel, and windows enlarged in the c13 and c14 to let in more light.

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n.e.turret of north transept of c.1150

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view from the east of the n.w.transept, where the norman nave changes to early english about 1180

peterborough cathedral gatehouse

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the outer gate from the current market place, which leads now into the cathedral precinct, was built c.1180 though altered c.1305. the norman work is singularly plain for its date.

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