The Cathedral Church of Peterborough eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 137 pages of information about The Cathedral Church of Peterborough.

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 137 pages of information about The Cathedral Church of Peterborough.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Cathedral, from the South-East Frontispiece
Arms of the Diocese Title
The Cathedral and Palace 2
The Cathedral; from the North, c. 1730 7
Remains of Saxon Church 10
Map, 1610 23
The West Front in the Seventeenth Century 25
Iron Railings, 1721 27
Finial of the Central Gable of the West Front 34
The West Front 37
Plan of Central Portion of the West Front 41
West Porch and Parvise 43
Gates to West Porch 44
South-West Spire and Bell-Tower 47
The West Front, restored according to Gunton, 1780 49
The Dean’s Door 51
Apse and New Building, from the South-East 53
Plan of Monastery Buildings 58
The Choir 61
View from the Triforium South of Choir 63
North Transept and Morning Chapel 65
The Pulpit 71
Apse and Canopied Reredos 73
The New Building—­Interior 78
The Transepts, looking North 79
Evangelistic Symbols, from Lantern Tower Roof 80, 81
Boss from Lantern Tower Roof 82
The Nave, looking East 83
The Choir and Nave, looking West 85
Head of S. Peter in Ancient Stained Glass 89
Part of the Monks’ Stone 92
Saxon Coffin Lids in North Transept 93
Portions of Abbots’ Tombs 94, 95, 96
South Aisles of Choir and Nave 97
South Side of the Close, 1801 99
Cathedral Gateway, 1791 101
Door to Palace Grounds from the Cloisters, 1797 104
Door way to Cathedral from the Cloisters 105
Archway from Cloisters, North-West 107
Church of S. John the Baptist and Guildhall 109
Rose Windows and Details of West Front 117
Tomb of an Abbot, possibly Abbot Andrew, 1201 120
Iron Railings, 1721 123
Details of Chasuble on Abbot’s Tomb 129
Details of Albs on Abbots’ Tombs 133
plan of the cathedral. 135

[Illustration:  The Cathedral And Palace, From The South-west.]

PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL.

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