Peterborough Cathedral: Edith Cavell

Reposting the story of Edith Cavell to accompany Wednesday’s post. Edith Cavell was born near Norwich in 1865. As … More

Peterborough: Neville Place

Neville Place is a large house in the middle of Peterborough not far from the Cathedral. The original Tudor House … More

In the 11th century, the Abbey built a church for the townspeople on land to the east of the Cathedral … More

Market Square buildings 16th century home of the Hake family. Thomas Hake was MP for Peterborough 1586-89 Town Hall 1929

The magnificent front of Peterborough Cathedral dominates the precincts The entrance to the Bishop’s Palace. the room above the … More

Robert Scarlett was born in 1496 and became the gravedigger at Peterborough Cathedral. He lived to be 96 years old … More

This is the oldest part of the Cathedral, where work started in 1118.

At each side of the choir are the two most famous tombs in the Cathedral. The first is … More