The Cathedral Church of Peterborough

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough

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Title: The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
Author: W.D. Sweeting
Release Date: October 5, 2004 [EBook #13618]
Language: English
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[Illustration: Peterborough Cathedral, From The South-east.]
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF
PETERBOROUGH
A DESCRIPTION OF ITS FABRIC AND A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EPISCOPAL SEE
BY
THE REV. W.D. SWEETING, M.A.
WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS
LONDON: G. BELL AND SONS, LTD. 1926
First Published, February 1898 Second Edition, Revised, 1899. Reprinted, 1906, 1911, 1922, 1926.

PREFACE.
The chief authorities consulted in the preparation of this book are named in the text. Besides the well-known works of reference on the English Cathedrals, and the "Monastic Chronicles," there are several that deal with Peterborough alone, of which the most important and valuable are "Gunton's History" with Dean Patrick's Supplement, "Craddock's History," the monographs by Professor Paley and Mr Poole, and the Guide of Canon Davys. If I have ventured to differ from some of these writers on various points, I must appeal, in justification, to a careful and painstaking study of the Cathedral and its history, during a residence at Peterborough of more than twenty years.
My best thanks are due to Mr Caster of Peterborough, for permission to incorporate with this account the substance of a Guide, which I prepared for him, published in 1893; and to Mr Robert Davison of London, for his description of the Mosaic Pavement, executed by him for the Choir. I desire also to express my thanks for the drawings supplied by Mr W.H. Lord, Mr H.P. Clifford, and Mr O.R. Allbrow; and to acknowledge my indebtedness to the Photochrom Company, Ld., and to Messrs S.B. Bolas & Co., for their excellent photographs.
W.D. SWEETING.
In this new edition the corrections are limited almost entirely to alterations necessitated by lapse of time. In connexion with which I have to thank Mr H. Plowman of Minster Precincts, Peterborough.
E. BELL.
_June 1922._
CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I
.--History of the Cathedral Church of S. Peter 3

CHAPTER II
.--The Cathedral--Exterior 36 The West Front 39 The Towers 44 The Porch and Parvise 45 The Bell-Tower 48 The Dean's Door 50 The Lantern-Tower 51 The North Transept 52 The New Building 55 The South Transept 55

CHAPTER III
.--The Cathedral--Interior 57 The Choir 60 The Choir Stalls 67 The Pulpit and Throne 70 The Organ, Baldachino, and Pavement 72 The Screens 74 The Lectern 74 The New Building 76 The Transepts 77 The Saxon Church 80 The Nave 81 The Nave Ceiling 84 The West Transept 87 Altars 87 Stained Glass 88 The Parvise 90 Monuments and Inscriptions 91

CHAPTER IV
.--The Minster Precincts and City 99 The Chapel of S. Thomas of Canterbury 100 The Knights' Chamber 101 The Deanery Gateway 102 The Infirmary and Cloisters 103 The Palace 106 The City and Guild Hall 108 The Tithe Barn 111

CHAPTER V
.--History of the Monastery 112

CHAPTER VI
.--History of the Diocese 127

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