View down a stone cathedral nave with tall round arches, wooden pews, a central lectern, and a decorated altar in the distance.

Choir, Peterborough Cathedral

Peterborough Cathedral (Abbey)

History of Peterborough Cathedral

Listed Building

Rebuilding, after a disastrous fire, commenced in 1118 under Abbot John de Seez. Barnack stone. Nave circa 1150, west end circa 1177. West front and main consecration in 1238. Tower 1315. Porch late Cl4. Windows mainly renewed in C14 and C15. Main restoration by J L Pearson in 1882-6.

Aerial view of a large stone cathedral with a prominent triple-arched west front, surrounded by trees and residential houses.

Peterborough Cathedral

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West front, Peterborough cathedral

A monochrome printed postcard showing the south side of Peterborough Cathedral behind trees and a wooden fence.

Peterborough Cathedral south

A monochrome view of Peterborough Cathedral rising above trees, with the red coat of arms of the See of Peterborough alongside.

Peterborough Cathedral from the south, date unknown

A couple sits together on the left looking toward Peterborough Cathedral in the distance with two cows grazing in the field.

Peterborough Cathedral c.1906

The large stone Peterborough Cathedral looms over the adjacent two-storey Bishop's Palace, both set behind a wide grassy lawn.

Cathedral and Bishop’s palace, Peterborough

A postcard showing a cathedral viewed from the northeast, with a coat of arms and text for the See of Peterborough above.

Peterborough Cathedral from the NE

The large, ornate stone West Front of Peterborough Cathedral with its three massive gothic arches and numerous tall spires.

West front, Peterborough, Cathedral

The grand Gothic west front of Peterborough Cathedral features three deep arched portals and slender spires against the sky.

West Front, Peterborough cathedral

A hand-tinted postcard view looking down the stone chancel of a cathedral with ornate wooden choir stalls and an altar.

Choir and Chancel. Peterborough Cathedral, date unknwon

An ornate, arched stone canopy stands over an altar decorated with a cross and floral arrangements in Peterborough Cathedral.

Baldachino, Peterborough Cathedral, date unknown

The interior of a cathedral with high stone arches, a patterned marble floor, and a stone altar sheltered by an ornate canopy.

Peterborough Cathedral Choir, date unknown

A print shows a bearded man holding keys and a spade beside a skull, with text below and a blue heraldic shield on the left.

Old Scarleit, Peterborough Cathedral

Interior of a stone chapel with a decorative fan-vaulted ceiling, rows of wooden pews, a small altar, and a blue heraldic shield.

Eastern Chapel, Peterborough Cathedral

A stippled drawing showing a carved stone figure with a human head and a textured, scaled body projecting from a corner.

Peterborough Abbey infirmary, detail (Religious Houses of Cambs, 1988)

Black and white ink drawing of an old stone building with a slate roof, arched windows, and surrounding garden shrubbery.

Peterboough Abbey, the Infirmarer’s Lodge (Religious Houses of Cambs, 1988)

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